Greek · G1785, G2537 · unreviewed

ἐντολὴν καινὴν

Commandment · new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age

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ἐντολή G1785 commandment

Pronunciation entolḗ

Authoritative directive from God or Christ requiring obedience; often religious precepts or moral rules.

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καινός G2537 new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age

Pronunciation kainós

New in quality and freshness rather than merely recent in time; emphasizes novelty of form or character

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What does ἐντολὴν καινὴν (entolēn kainēn) mean in the Bible?

ἐντολή · καινός is a Greek word meaning "new commandment".

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Meaning

new commandment

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:36 · Matt 22:38 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:31 · John 12:50 · John 15:12 · Rom 7:10 · Rom 7:12 · Rom 13:9 · Eph 6:2 · 1 John 2:7 · 1 John 3:23 · 2 John 1:6 13×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine 1 John 5:3 1×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 7:8 · Rom 7:9 · Rom 7:11 · Rom 7:13 · Heb 7:16 · Heb 7:18 · Heb 9:19 · 2 Pet 2:21 · 2 Pet 3:2 9×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 5:19 · 1 Cor 7:19 · Eph 2:15 3×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 22:40 · Luke 1:6 · Titus 1:14 3×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 15:3 · Mark 7:8 · Mark 7:9 · Mark 10:5 · Luke 15:29 · Luke 23:56 · John 10:18 · John 12:49 · John 13:34 · Acts 17:15 · 1 Tim 6:14 · Heb 7:5 · 1 John 2:7 · 1 John 2:8 · 1 John 3:23 · 1 John 4:21 19×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 19:17 · Mark 10:19 · Luke 18:20 · John 11:57 · John 14:15 · John 14:21 · John 15:10 · Col 4:10 · 1 John 2:3 · 1 John 2:4 · 1 John 3:22 · 1 John 3:24 · 1 John 5:2 · 1 John 5:3 · 2 John 1:6 · Rev 12:17 18×

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.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

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

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