Precept
ἔνταλμαStrong’s G1778entalma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Entalma is the Greek word usually translated “precepts” and “commandments”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “precepts” and “commandments”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- precepts 2
- commandments 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Colossians 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἔνταλμα entalma · precept
ἔνταλμα, -τος, τό (ἐντέλλω), [in LXX: Job.23:11 (אָשֻׁר) Job.23:12, Isa.29:13 (מִצְוָה), Isa.55:11 (aliter in Heb.)* ;] a precept: pl., Mat.15:9 (LXX), Mrk.7:7, Col.2:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “precept” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRE'CEPT, noun
[Latin proeceptum, from proecipio, to command; proe, before, and capio, to take.]
- In a general sense, any commandment or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; but applied particularly to commands respecting moral conduct.
- In law, a command or mandate in writing.
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.