Greek · G1296 · unreviewed

διαταγή

Ordinance

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διαταγή G1296
Pronunciation diatagḗ

What does διαταγή (diatagḗ) mean in the Bible?

διαταγή (diatagḗ) is a Greek word meaning "ordinance". δια-ταγή, -ῆς, ἡ (διατάσσω), [in LXX: Est.

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Meaning

ordinance
Extended definition

Official arrangement or command imposed by authority; divine law or human governmental decree.

(διατάσσω), [in LXX: Est.4:11 (פַּרְשֶׁגֶן)* ;] in late writers (Deiss., LAE, 86 ff.) for cl. διάταξις (WH., however, is found in LXX, Psa.119:91, al.);

adisposition (cf. διάταξις for צָבָא; Sm., 4Ki.23:4, Jer.8:2 19:13); εἰς διαταγὰς ἀγγέλων, AV, by the disposition of angels (Alf., in l, Field, Notes, 116; but see infr.): Act.7:53;
bordinance (C. I. 3465): Rom.13:2, Act.7:53, R, txt. (and see mg.; Page and EGT, in l; but also see supr.).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 13:2
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 7:53
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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