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ἐντέλλω

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Definition

ἐν-τέλλω

[in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ;]

-ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: before περί Hebrews 11:22; with inf., Matthew 19:7; with dative of person(s), Acts 1:2; οὕτως, Acts 13:47; καθώς, John 14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); before λέγων, Matthew 17:9; with inf., John 8:5; ἵνα, Mark 13:34; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 28:20, Mark 10:3, John 15:14, 17; before περί, with genitive of person(s), Matthew 4:6 and Luke 4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, with accusative of person(s), Hebrews 9:20 (LXX) (cf. Sir.45.3).

Synonyms:

κελεύω, to command, of verbal orders in general;

παραγγέλλω, to charge, esp. of the transmitted orders of a military com­mander; ἐντέλλω points rather to the contents of the command (see Thayer, see word κελεύω)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐντέλλω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Matthew 4:6ἐντελεῖται · He will command
    “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  2. Matthew 17:9ἐνετείλατο · commanded
    As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
  3. Matthew 19:7ἐνετείλατο · order [a man]
    “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
  4. Matthew 28:20ἐνετειλάμην · I have commanded
    …and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  5. Mark 10:3ἐνετείλατο · command
    “What did Moses command you?” He replied.
  6. Mark 13:34ἐνετείλατο · instructed
    It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  7. Luke 4:10ἐντελεῖται · He will command
    For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,
  8. John 8:5ἐνετείλατο · commanded
    In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
  9. John 14:31ἐνετείλατο · has commanded
    But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
  10. John 15:14ἐντέλλομαι · command
    You are My friends if you do what I command you.
  11. John 15:17ἐντέλλομαι · is My command
    This is My command to you: Love one another.
  12. Acts 1:2ἐντειλάμενος · after giving instructions
    …until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
  13. Acts 13:47ἐντέταλται · has commanded
    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
  14. Hebrews 9:20ἐνετείλατο · has commanded
    …saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
  15. Hebrews 11:22ἐνετείλατο · gave instructions
    By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.