Ordinance
διαταγήStrong’s G1296diatagē
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diatagē is the Greek word usually translated “ordination” and “ordinance”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ordination” and “ordinance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ordination 1
- ordinance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
διαταγή diatagē · ordinance
δια-ταγή, -ῆς, ἡ (διατάσσω), [in LXX: Est.4:11 (פַּרְשֶׁגֶן)* ;] in late writers (Deiss., LAE, 86 ff.) for cl. διάταξις (WH., however, is found in LXX, Psa.119:91, al.); (a) disposition (cf. διάταξις for צָבָא; Sm., 4Ki.23:4, Jer.8:2 19:13); εἰς διαταγὰς ἀγγέλων, AV, by the disposition of angels (Alf., in l, Field, Notes, 116; but see infr.): Act.7:53; (b) ordinance (C. I. 3465): Rom.13:2, Act.7:53, R, txt. (and see mg.; Page and EGT, in l; but also see supr.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ordinance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OR'DINANCE, noun
- A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action. Exodus 15:25Numbers 10:8Ezra 3:10
- Observance commanded.
- Appointment.
- Established rite or ceremony. Hebrews 9:1
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.