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διαταγή

diatagēordinanceHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences2 books2 verses

Definition

δια-ταγή, -ῆς, ἡ

(διατάσσω), [in LXX: Esther 4:11 (פַּרְשֶׁגֶן)* ;]

in late writers (Deiss., LAE, 86 ff.) for cl. διάταξις (WH., however, is found in LXX, Psalm 119:91, al.);

(a) disposition (cf. διάταξις for צָבָא; Sm., 4Ki.23.4, Jeremiah 8:2; 19:13); εἰς διαταγὰς ἀγγέλων, AV, by the disposition of angels (Alf., in l, Field, Notes, 116; but see infr.): Acts 7:53;

(b) ordinance (C. I. 3465): Romans 13:2, Acts 7:53, R, txt. (and see mg.; Page and EGT, in l; but also see supr.).

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Acts 7:53διαταγὰς · ordained
    …you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
  2. Romans 13:2διαταγῇ · has set in place
    Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.