Edict
διάταγμαStrong’s G1297diatagma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diatagma is the Greek word usually translated “edict”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.”
Meaning
Usually translated “edict”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- edict 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
διάταγμα diatagma · edict
διά-ταγμα, -τος, τό (διατάσσω), [in LXX: Est.7:11 (נִשְׁתְּוָן), Est.3:13, Wis.11:7 * ;] an edict, mandate: Heb.11:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “edict” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'DICT, noun
[Latin edictum, from edico, to utter or proclaim; e and dico, to speak.]
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.