Quick Definition
a command, charge
Strong's Definition
a mandate
Derivation: from G3853 (παραγγέλλω);
KJV Usage: charge, command
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παραγγελία, παραγγελίας, ἡ (παραγγέλλω), properly, announcement, a proclaiming or giving a message to; hence, a charge, command: Act_16:24; a prohibition, Act_5:28; used of the Christian doctrine relative to right living, 1Ti_1:5; of particular directions relative to the same, 18; plural in 1Th_4:2. (Of a military order in Xenophon, Polybius; of instruction, Aristotle, eth. Nic. 2, 2, p. 1104{a} , 7; Diodorus except p. 512, 19 (i. e. fragment book 26:1, 1).)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
παραγγελία parangelia 5x
a command, order, charge, Act_5:28 ; Act_16:24 ;
direction, precept, 1Th_4:2 ; 1Ti_1:5 ; 1Ti_1:18
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*παρ -αγγελία , -ας , ἡ
( <παραγγέλλω ),
an instruction, charge, com\-mand: Act_5:28 ; Act_16:24 , 1Th_4:2 , 1Ti_1:5 ; 1Ti_1:18 . (In Xen ., Polyb ., of a military order.)†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
παραγγελία [page 480]
injunction, command : P Lond 1231 .16 (A.D. 144) (= III. p. 109) ὅπως̣ ἔχ [ω ]ν ἔγ̣ραπτον παρ̣α̣γ̣γ̣ελείαν πρόνο̣ιαν ποιησῆται τῆς γε [ωρ ]γείας τῶν̣ [ἀρου ]ρῶν αὐτ [ός , and P Oxy XII. 1411 .16 (A.D. 260) εἰ μὴ πειθαρχήσιαν τῇδε τ [ῇ παρ ]αγγελίᾳ , πειραθήσονται , . . . if they disobey this injunction, they will experience the penalties. . . (Edd.).
For the more technical meaning, a summons to appear in court, cf. P Oxy III. 484 .18 (A.D. 138) ὅπως ἔχων ἔγγραπτον παραγγελίαν παραγένηται ὅπου ἐὰν ὁ κράτιστος ἡγεμὼν . . . ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ τὸν νομὸν διαλογίζηται , in order that he may have a written notice and appear wherever his highness the praefect holds his auspicious court for the nome (Edd.). The NT usage is discussed by Milligan, Thess , p. 47.
Παράγγελμα may be illustrated from P Amh II. 50 .5 (B.C. 106) ἐκ τοῦ παραγγέλ (ματος ), in accordance with the summons : see Archiv ii. p. 123 and cf. P Lond 904 .36 (A.D. 104) (= III. p. 126, Chrest. I. p. 237 ).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
παραγγελία παρ-αγγελία, ἡ, "a command or order" issued to soldiers, "a charge", Xen. , NTest. "the summoning one's partisans" to support one in a law-suit, "exertion of influence", Dem. "canvassing for public office", Lat. ambitus, Plut. "a set of rules", Arist.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
παρ-αγγελία, -ας, ἡ
(παραγγέλλω),
an instruction, charge, command: Act.5:28 16:24, 1Th.4:2, 1Ti.1:5 1:18. (In Xen., Polyb., of a military order.)†
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