ἐντολή

ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ

(ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ;]

1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk 15,29, Joh 10,18; 11,57; 12,49-50; 14,31, ApG 17,15, Kol 4,10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Hebr 7,16, 18

2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments;

(a) of God's commandments: in OT, Matt 15,3; 22,36, 38; 22,40 Mark 7,8-9; Mark 10,5, 19; 12,28, 31 Ef 2,15, Hebr 9,19; esp. of the decalogue, Matt 5,19; 19,17, Mark 10,19, Luk 18,20; 23,56, Rom 7,8-13; 13,9, Ef 6,2; of God's command­ments in general, Luk 1,6, 1 Kor 7,19, 1 Joh 2,3-8 Joh 3,22-24 Joh 4,21 Joh 5,2-3, Åb 12,17; 14,12; collectively, ἡ ἐ. (cf. τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Joh 6,29), 1 Tim 6,14, 2 Pet 2,21; 3,2;

(b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: Joh 12,49-50; 14,31; 15,10;

(with) of the precepts of Christ: Joh 13,34; 14,15, 21; 15,10, 12, 1 Kor 14,37.

3. Phrases: before ἵνα, Joh 13,34; 15,12, 1 Joh 3,23 Joh 4,21, 2 Joh 6; ἐντολὴν (ὰς) παραβαίνειν, Matt 15,3 ἀκυροῦν, Matt 15,6 Rec.; τηρεῖν, Matt 19,17 Joh 15,10, al.; ποιεῖν, 1 Joh 5,2 διδόναι, Joh 11,57 λαμβάνειν, Joh 10,18, 2 Joh 4; ἔχειν, Joh 14,21, Hebr 7,5; ἐ. καὶ δικαιώματα, Luk 1,6 ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Tit 1,14 i. καινή, Joh 13,34, 1 Joh 2,7, 2 Joh 5.†