Decree
δόγμαStrong’s G1378dogma
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dogma is the Greek word usually translated “decrees”, “decree” and “ordinances”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “decrees”, “decree” and “ordinances”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- decrees 3
- a decree 1
- ordinances 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Luke 1
- Ephesians 1
- Colossians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 16:4And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
- Acts 17:7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
- Ephesians 2:15Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
- Colossians 2:14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Greek dictionary
δόγμα dogma · decree
δόγμα, -τος, τό (δοκέω), [in LXX chiefly for דָּת, טְעֵם ;] 1. an opinion. 2. A public decree, ordinance: of Roman rulers, Luk.2:1, Act.17:7; of the Jewish law, Eph.2:15, Col.2:14; of the Apostles, Act.16:4 (Cremer, 205).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “decree” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DECREE, noun
[Latin To judge; to divide.]
- Judicial decision, or determination of a litigated cause; as a decree of the court of chancery.
- In the civil law, a determination or judgment of the emperor on a suit between parties.
- An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as the decrees of ecclesiastical councils.
- In general, an order, edict or law made by a superior as a rule to govern inferiors.“There went a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed” Luke 2:1
All definitions and other forms of “decree”
- Established law, or rule.“He made a decree for the rain” Job 28:26
- In theology, predetermined purpose of God; the purpose or determination of an immutable Being, whose plan of operations is, like himself, unchangeable.
DECREE, verb transitive
- To determine judicially; to resolve by sentence; as, the court decreed that the property should be restored; or they decreed a restoration of the property.
- To determine or resolve legislatively; to fix or appoint; to set or constitute by edict or in purpose.“Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established” Job 22:28
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.