Strong's Lexicon
entellomai: To command, to order, to charge
Original Word:ἐντέλλομαι
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:entellomai
Pronunciation:en-TEL-loh-my
Phonetic Spelling:(en-tel'-lom-ahee)
Definition:To command, to order, to charge
Meaning:I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek preposition "ἐν" (en, meaning "in") and the verb "τέλλω" (tello, meaning "to accomplish" or "to command").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "entellomai" is צָוָה (tsavah, Strong's H6680), which also means to command or to charge.
Usage:The Greek verb "entellomai" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of giving a command or instruction. It implies authority and the expectation of obedience from the one receiving the command. This term is often used in contexts where divine or authoritative instructions are given, highlighting the importance and seriousness of the command.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, commands were a common part of military, political, and social life. Authority figures, such as rulers, military leaders, and teachers, would issue commands to their subordinates or followers. In the Jewish context, the concept of commandments was deeply rooted in the Torah, where God's laws and instructions were given to guide the moral and spiritual life of His people. The use of "entellomai" in the New Testament often reflects this background, emphasizing the divine authority of Jesus and the apostles in their teachings.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 1781entéllomai – to command, emphasizing theend-objective, i.e. reaching the purpose (consummation, end result) of an order – i.e. as envisioning how or where it ends up.See 1785 (entolē).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
en and tellomai (to accomplish)
Definitionto enjoin, to charge, command
NASB Translationcommand (6), commanded (7), gave orders (1), given orders (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1781: ἐντέλλωἐντέλλω: (
τέλλω equivalent to
τελέω); several times in the poets (
Pindar Olymp. 7, 73) and the later writers (
ἐντεταλκε,
Josephus, Antiquities 7, 14, 5 (but Bekker
ἐντεταλθαι);
καθώςἐντέταλταισοι, passively, Sir. 7:31); generally, and so always in the N. T., deponent middle
ἐντέλλομαι; future
ἐντελοῦμαι; 1 aorist
ἐνετειλάμην; perfect 3 person singular
ἐντέταλται (
Acts 13:47); the
Sept. very often for
צִוָּה;
to order, command to be done, enjoin:
περίτίνος,
Hebrews 11:22;
ἐνετείλατολέγων,
Matthew 15:4 (
RT);
τίνι,
Acts 1:2; (with
λέγων added,
Matthew 17:9); with
οὕτω added,
Acts 13:47;
καθώς, (
Mark 11:6RL marginal reading);
John 14:31RGT; followed by an infinitive
Matthew 19:7;
τίνι, followed by an infinitive (
Buttmann, § 141, 2; 275 (237)),
John 8:5Rec.;
τίνι,
ἵνα (cf.
Buttmann, 237 (204)),
Mark 13:34 (
Josephus, Antiquities 7, 14, 5; 8, 14, 2);
τίνιτί,
Matthew 28:20;
Mark 10:3;
John 15:14, 17;
τίνιπερίτίνος, the genitive of person,
Matthew 4:6;
Luke 4:10, from
Psalm 90:11ff (
ff).διαθήκηνἐντέλλεσθαιπρόςτινα, to command to be delivered to one,Hebrews 9:20; cf.ἐνετείλατοαὐτῷπρόςλαόναὐτοῦ, Sir. 45:3; the phraseἐντέλλεσθαι (τίνι)διαθήκην occurs also inJoshua 23:16;Judges 2:20;Jeremiah 11:4;Psalm 110:9 (), but in another sense, as appears from the full expressionδιαθήκην,ἥνἐνετείλατοὑμῖνποιεῖν,Deuteronomy 4:13. (Synonym: seeκελεύω, at the end.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
give charge, command, enjoin.Fromen and the base oftelos; to enjoin -- (give) charge, (give) command(-ments), injoin.
see GREEKen
see GREEKtelos
Forms and Transliterations
ενετειλάμεθα ενετειλαμην ενετειλάμην ἐνετειλάμην ενετείλαντο ενετειλατο ενετείλατο ενετείλατό ἐνετείλατο ενετείλω ενέτειλω ενετέλλεσθε εντείλαι έντειλαι εντειλαμενος εντειλάμενος ἐντειλάμενος εντειλαμένου εντείλασθαι εντείλασθε εντείλη εντείληται εντείλωμαι εντείλωμαί εντελείσθε εντελείσθέ εντελειται εντελείται εντελείταί ἐντελεῖται εντελή εντέλλεσθαι εντέλλεται εντελλομαι εντέλλομαι εντέλλομαί ἐντέλλομαι εντελλόμενος εντελλομένου εντελούμαι έντερα έντερά εντέταλμαι εντέταλμαί εντεταλται εντέταλται εντέταλταί ἐντέταλται eneteilamen eneteilamēn eneteilámen eneteilámēn eneteilato eneteílato enteilamenos enteilámenos enteleitai enteleîtai entellomai entéllomai entetaltai entétaltaiLinks
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