ἐντέλλω entellō · G1781

to order

ἐν-τέλλω ; [in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ; ] ; -ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: before περί Heb.11:22; with inf., Mat.19:7; with dative of person(s), Act.1:2; οὕτως, Act.13:47; καθώς, Jhn.14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); before λέγων, Mat.17:9; with inf., Jhn.8:5; ἵνα, Mrk.13:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.28:20, Mrk.10:3, Jhn.15:14, 17; before περί, with genitive of person(s), Mat.4:6 and Luk.4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, with accusative of person(s), Heb.9:20 (LXX) (cf. Sir.45:3).†; SYN.: ; κελεύω, to command, of verbal orders in general; παραγγέλλω, to charge, esp. of the transmitted orders of a military commander; ἐντέλλω points rather …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐντέλλω, ; enjoin, command, active only in []:— mostly in middle, τινί τι []; in a will, φίλοις ταῦτα ἐντέλλομαι []: with dative person et infinitive, []; ἐντείλασθαι ἀπὸ γλώσσης command by word of mouth, []: so in perfect, ἐντέταλται []:—passive, τὰ ἐντεταλμένα commands, []; II invest with legal powers, authorize to act, ἐ. σοι καὶ ἐπιτρέπω []

Where it's used 15 times

Matthew 4:6 · Matthew 17:9 · Matthew 19:7 · Matthew 28:20 · Mark 10:3 · Mark 13:34 · Luke 4:10 · John 8:5 · John 14:31 · John 15:14 · John 15:17 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 13:47 · Hebrews 9:20 · Hebrews 11:22

Source: TBESG G1781; TFLSJ G1781

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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