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Command

ἐπιταγήStrong’s G2003

epitagē

Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epitagē is the Greek word usually translated “command”, “commandment” and “authority”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;”
1 Timothy 1:1 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “command”, “commandment” and “authority”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • command 2
  • a commandment 1
  • a command 1
  • commandment 1
  • authority 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 2
  • Titus 2
  • 2 Corinthians 1
  • 1 Timothy 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐπιταγή epitagē · command

ἐπι-ταγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιτάσσω), [in LXX: Dan LXX 3:16 (פִּתְגָּם), I Est.1:18, Wis.14:16 18:16 19:6, 3Ma.7:20 * ;] = cl., ἐπίταγμα, a command, Rom.16:26, 1Co.7:6 7:25, 2Co.8:8, 1Ti.1:1, Tit.1:3 (for use in Inscr. of divine commands, see MM, Exp., xiv); μετὰ πάσης ἐ, with all authority: Tit.2:15.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “command” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

COMMAND, verb transitive

  1. To bid; to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, and to require obedience.“We will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us” Exodus 8:27“I know that he [Abraham] will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord” Genesis 18:19
  2. To govern, lead or direct; to have or to exercise supreme authority over.
  3. To have in power; to be able to exercise power or authority over; as, a military post commands the surrounding country; a fort commands the harbor.
  4. To overlook, or have in the power of the eye, without obstruction.
All definitions and other forms of “command”
  1. To direct; to send.“The Lord shall command the blessing on thee” Deuteronomy 28:8
  2. To have or to exercise a controlling influence over.

COMMAND, verb intransitive

To have or to exercise supreme authority; to possess the chief power; to govern; as, the general commands with dignity and humanity. What general commands in Canada?

    COMMAND, noun

    1. The right or power of governing with chief or exclusive authority; supreme power; control; as, an officer has a brigade under his command; he takes command of the army in France; an appropriate military term.
    2. The power of controlling; governing influence; sway.
    3. Cogent or absolute authority.
    4. The act of commanding; the mandate uttered; order given.
    5. The power of overlooking, or surveying, without obstruction.
    6. The power of governing or controlling by force, or of defending and protecting.
    7. That which is commanded control; as a body of troop under command

    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.