Definition
δόγμα, -τος, τό
(δοκέω), [in LXX chiefly for דָּת, טְעֵם ;]
1. an opinion.
2. A public decree, ordinance: of Roman rulers, Luke 2:1, Acts 17:7; of the Jewish law, Ephesians 2:15, Colossians 2:14; of the Apostles, Acts 16:4 (Cremer, 205).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Luke 2:1δόγμα · a decreeNow in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
- Acts 16:4δόγματα · decisionsAs they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
- Acts 17:7δογμάτων · decrees…and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
- Ephesians 2:15δόγμασιν · decrees…by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
- Colossians 2:14δόγμασιν · decrees…having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!