Entellō ἐντέλλω
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| ἐντέλλω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | entellō |
| Strong's number | G1781 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to order |
| Occurrences | 15 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (4) |
Entellō (Greek ἐντέλλω, Strong's G1781) is a Greek verb meaning “to order”. It occurs 15 times in 15 verses of the New Testament.
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 Heb.11:22; with inf., Mat.19:7; with dative of person(s), Act.1:2; οὕτως, Act.13:47; καθώς, Jhn.14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); before λέγων, Mat.17:9; with inf., Jhn.8:5; ἵνα, Mrk.13:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.28:20, Mrk.10:3, Jhn.15:14, 17; before περί, with genitive of person(s), Mat.4:6 and Luk.4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, with accusative of person(s), Heb.9:20 (LXX) (cf. Sir.45:3).†
SYN.:
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)
(AS)
[in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ;]
-ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: before περί Heb.11:22; with inf., Mat.19:7; with dative of person(s), Act.1:2; οὕτως, Act.13:47; καθώς, Jhn.14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); before λέγων, Mat.17:9; with inf., Jhn.8:5; ἵνα, Mrk.13:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.28:20, Mrk.10:3, Jhn.15:14, 17; before περί, with genitive of person(s), Mat.4:6 and Luk.4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, with accusative of person(s), Heb.9:20 (LXX) (cf. Sir.45:3).†
SYN.:
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)
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | commanded (5), command (3), give (2), charge (2), did (2), commandment (2), charged (1), i have commanded (1), gave (1), i command (1), he (1), commandments (1), and 2 other renderings |
|---|---|
| BSB | has commanded (3), he will command (2), commanded (2), command (2), order (1), i have commanded (1), instructed (1), is my command (1), after giving instructions (1), gave instructions (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Entellō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 4:6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.“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.’”
- Matthew 17:9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.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.”
- Matthew 19:7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
- Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.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.”
Mark
- Mark 10:3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?“What did Moses command you?” He replied.
- Mark 13:34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.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.
Luke
- Luke 4:10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
John
- John 8:5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
- John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.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.
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- John 15:17These things I command you, that ye love one another.This is My command to you: Love one another.
Acts
- Acts 1:2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
- Acts 13:47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.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.’”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 9:20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
- Hebrews 11:22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).