ἐντολή, ἐντολῆς, ἡ (ἐντέλλω or ἐντέλλομαι, which see), from Pindar and Herodotus down; the Sept. often for ξΔφΐεΘδ, in the Psalms the plural ἐντολαί also for τΔΜχΐΜεΜγΔιν; an order, command, charge, precept; 1. universally, a charge, injunction: Luk_15:29; ἐντολήν λαμβάνειν παρά τίνος, Joh_10:18; πρός τινα, Act_17:15; λαβεῖν ἐντολάς περί τίνος, Col_4:10; that which is prescribed to one by reason of his office, ἐντολήν ἔχειν followed by infinitive, Heb_7:5; ἐντολήν διδόναι τίνι, Joh_14:31 L Tr WH; with τί εἴπῃ added, of Christ, whom God commanded what to teach to men, Joh_12:49; ἡ ἐντολή αὐτοῦ, of God, respecting the same thing, Joh_12:50. 2. a commandment, i. e. a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing is done; a. universally, ἐντολή σαρκικῇ (σαρκίνη G L T Tr WH), a precept relating to lineage, Heb_7:16; of the Mosaic precept concerning the priesthood, Heb_7:18; of a magistrate's order or edict: ἐντολήν διδόναι, ἵνα, Joh_11:57. b. ethically; α. used of the commandments of the Mosaic law: ἡ ἐντολή τοῦ Θεοῦ, what God prescribes in the law of Moses, Mat_15:3 (and R G in Mat_15:6); Mar_7:8 f; especially of particular precepts of this law as distinguished from ὁ νόμος (the law) their body or sum: Mat_22:36; Mat_22:38; Mar_10:5; Mar_12:28 ff; Rom_7:8-13; Rom_13:9; Eph_6:2; Heb_9:19; κατά τήν ἐντολήν, according to the precept of the law, Luk_23:56; plural, Mat_4:19); ; Mar_10:19; (Luk_18:20); τηρεῖν τάς ἐντολάς, Mat_19:17; πορεύεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς, Luk_1:6; ὁ νόμος τῶν ἐντολῶν, the law containing the precepts, Eph_2:15 (see δόγμα, 2). β. of the precepts of Jewish tradition: ἐντολαί ἀνθρώπων, Tit_1:14. γ. universally, of the commandments of God, especially as promulgated in the Christian religion: 1Jn_3:23; 1Jn_4:21; 1Jn_5:3; ἐντολήν διδόναι, 1Jn_3:23; ἐντολήν ἔχειν, ἵνα, 1Jn_4:21; ἐντολήν λαβεῖν παρά τοῦ πατρός, 2Jn_1:4; τήρησις ἐντολῶν Θεοῦ, 1Co_7:19; τηρεῖν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ, 1Jn_2:3; 1Jn_3:22; 1Jn_3:24; 1Jn_5:2 (here L T Tr WH ποιῶμεν), 3; or τοῦ Θεοῦ, Rev_12:17; Rev_14:12; ποιεῖν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ, Rev_22:14 R G; περιπατεῖν κατά τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ, 2Jn_1:6; of those things which God commanded to be done by Christ, Joh_15:10 b; of the precepts of Christ relative to the orderly management of affairs in religious assemblies, 1Co_14:37 R G L Tr WH; of the moral precepts of Christ and his apostles: ἐντολήν διδόναι, ἵνα, Joh_13:34; ἐντολήν γράφειν, 1Jn_2:7 f; (2Jn_1:5); τάς ἐντολάς τηρεῖν, John (Joh_14:15); a; ἔχειν τάς ἐντολάς καί τηρεῖν αὐτάς, habere in memoria et servare in vita (Augustine), Joh_14:21; αὕτη ἐστιν ἡ ἐντολή ἵνα, Joh_15:12, cf. 1Jn_3:23. ἡ ἐντολή, collectively, of the whole body of the moral precepts of Christianity; 1Ti_6:14; 2Pe_2:21; 2Pe_3:2 (thus ἡ ἐντολή τοῦ Θεοῦ, Polycarp, ad Phil. 5 [ET]).

ἐντολή entolē 67x an injunction; a precept, commandment, law, Mat_5:19 ; Mat_15:3 ; Mat_15:6 ; an order, direction, Act_17:15 ; an edict, Joh_11:57 ; a direction, Mar_10:5 ; a commission, Joh_10:18 , a charge of matters to be proclaimed or received, Joh_12:49-50 ; 1Ti_6:14 ; 2Pe_2:21 commandment; order.

ἐντολή , -ῆς , ἡ ( < ἐντέλλω , q.v. ), [in LXX chiefly for H4687 ; in pl. freq . in Pss for H6490 ;] 1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk_15:29 , Joh_10:18 ; Joh_11:57 ; Joh_12:49-50 ; Joh_14:31 , Act_17:15 , Col_4:10 ; ἐ . σαρκίνη , Heb_7:16 ; Heb_7:18 2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments; (a) of God's commandments: in OT, Mat_15:3 ; Mat_22:36 ; Mat_22:38 ; Mat_22:40 Mar_7:8-9 ; Mar_10:5 ; Mar_10:19 ; Mar_12:28 ; Mar_12:31 Eph_2:15 , Heb_9:19 ; esp . of the decalogue, Mat_5:19 ; Mat_19:17 , Mar_10:19 , Luk_18:20 ; Luk_23:56 , Rom_7:8-13 ; Rom_13:9 , Eph_6:2 ; of God's command\-ments in general, Luk_1:6 , 1Co_7:19 , 1Jn_2:3-8 ; 1Jn_3:22-24 ; 1Jn_4:21 ; 1Jn_5:2-3 , Rev_12:17 ; Rev_14:12 ; collectively, ἡ ἐ . ( cf. τ . ἔργον τ . θεοῦ , Joh_6:29 ), 1Ti_6:14 , 2Pe_2:21 ; 2Pe_3:2 ; (b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: Joh_12:49-50 ; Joh_14:31 ; Joh_15:10 ; (c) of the precepts of Christ: Joh_13:34 ; Joh_14:15 ; Joh_14:21 ; Joh_15:10 ; Joh_15:12 , 1Co_14:37 . 3. Phrases: seq . ἵνα , Joh_13:34 ; Joh_15:12 , 1Jn_3:23 ; 1Jn_4:21 , 2Jn_1:6 ; ἐντολὴν (ὰς ) παραβαίνειν , Mat_15:3 ; ἀκυροῦν , Mat_15:6 Rec. ; τηρεῖν , Mat_19:17 Joh_15:10 , al. ; ποιεῖν , 1Jn_5:2 ; διδόναι , Joh_11:57 ; λαμβάνειν , Joh_10:18 , 2Jn_1:4 ; ἔχειν , Joh_14:21 , Heb_7:5 ; ἐ . καὶ δικαιώματα , Luk_1:6 ; ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Tit_1:14 ; i. καινή , Joh_13:34 , 1Jn_2:7 , 2Jn_1:5 .†

ἐντολή [page 218] ἐντολή is used of a royal ordinance of Euergetes II. in P Tebt I. 6 .10 (B.C. 140) ὑποτετάχα ]μεν δὲ καὶ τῆς παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως [καὶ τῶν βασιλισσῶν παραδεδο ]μένης περὶ τῶν ἀνηκόντων [τοῖς ἱεροῖς κομίζεσθαι ἐ ]ντολῆς τὸ ἀντίγραφον , and in Par 65 .18 (B.C. 146), the writer, after informing Ptolemy Philometor that he had executed certain instructions regarding Egyptian contracts, adds ἡ μὲν ἐντολὴ ἐγδέδοται ἡμῖν εἰς τὴν Λ̄ τοῦ Ἀθύρ : cf. P Lille I. 3 .55 ( c. B.C. 240) ἐν (τολὴ ) τοῖς ἐλαιοκαπήλοις , circulaire aux revendeurs (Ed.). From Roman times we may cite the reference to Imperial ordinances ταῖς θειαῖς ἐντολαῖς in an inscr. from Bulgaria, Syll 418 .51 (A.D. 238) : cf. 1Co_7:19 al. Other more general exx. are P Ryl II. 81 .22 (the letter of an official c. A.D. 104) μεμνῆσ [θαί μ ]ο̣υ̣ τῆς γενομένη [ς ] αὐτῷ ἐντολῆς , BGU II. 600 .6 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐνμένω πᾶσι ταῖς προγεγραμέν [α ]ις [ἐν ]τολαῖς [κ ]αθὼς πρό [κι ]ται , and P Tebt II. 413 .7 (ii/iii A.D.) μὴ δόξῃς με , κυρί [α ], ἠμεληκέναι σου τῶν ἐντολῶν the letter perhaps of a slave to her mistress. For κατὰ τ . ἐ . cf. PSI III. 236 .5 (iii/iv A.D.) κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς ἃς εἶχο [ν , BGU III. 941 .11 (A.D. 376) ταῦτα δὲ παρέσχες τῷ [ . . .] Ἀπολλωνί [ῳ ] κατ᾽ ἐντολήν .

ἐντολή ἐντολή, ἡ, [Etym: ἐντέλλω] "an injunction, order, command, behest", Hdt. , etc.

ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ;] __1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15, Col.4:10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Heb.7:16, 18 __2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments; __(a) of God's commandments: in OT, Mat.15:3 22:36, 38 22:40 Mk 7:8-9; Mrk.10:5, 19 12:28, 31 Eph.2:15, Heb.9:19; esp. of the decalogue, Mat.5:19 19:17, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20 23:56, Rom.7:8-13 13:9, Eph.6:2; of God's command­ments in general, Luk.1:6, 1Co.7:19, 1Jn.2:3-8 Jn 3:22-24 Jn 4:21 Jn 5:2-3, Rev.12:17 14:12; collectively, ἡ ἐ. (cf. τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.6:29), 1Ti.6:14, 2Pe.2:21 3:2; __(b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: Jhn.12:49-50 14:31 15:10; __(with) of the precepts of Christ: Jhn.13:34 14:15, 21 15:10, 12, 1Co.14:37. __3. Phrases: before ἵνα, Jhn.13:34 15:12, 1Jn.3:23 Jn 4:21, 2Jn.6; ἐντολὴν (ὰς) παραβαίνειν, Mat.15:3; ἀκυροῦν, Mat.15:6 Rec.; τηρεῖν, Mat.19:17 Jhn.15:10, al.; ποιεῖν, 1Jn.5:2; διδόναι, Jhn.11:57; λαμβάνειν, Jhn.10:18, 2Jn.4; ἔχειν, Jhn.14:21, Heb.7:5; ἐ. καὶ δικαιώματα, Luk.1:6; ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Tit.1:14; i. καινή, Jhn.13:34, 1Jn.2:7, 2Jn.5.† (AS)