Strong's Concordance/Greek/G1785

Strong's G1785 · Greek

ἐντολή

entole · /en-tol-ay'/

Number
G1785
Language
Greek
Original word
ἐντολή
Transliteration
entole
Pronunciation
en-tol-ay'
KJV occurrences
65 verses

Definition

from 1781; injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription:--commandment, precept.

KJV: commandment, precept

Root / derivation: from 1781

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐντολή across 65 verses.

commandment42×
commandments27×
precept2×

Every occurrence (KJV)

65 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew7 verses
Matthew 5:19

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 15:3

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

Matthew 15:6

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Matthew 19:17

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Matthew 22:36

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Matthew 22:38

This is the first and great commandment.

Matthew 22:40

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Mark8 verses
Mark 7:8

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Mark 7:9

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. reject: or, frustrate

Mark 10:5

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

Mark 10:19

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Mark 12:28

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Mark 12:29

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Mark 12:30

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Mark 12:31

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Luke4 verses
John9 verses
John 10:18

No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 11:57

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

John 12:49

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

John 12:50

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

John 13:34

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 14:15

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

John 15:10

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

John 15:12

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Acts1 verse
Romans7 verses
Romans 7:8

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

Romans 7:9

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Romans 7:10

And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

Romans 7:11

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:13

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

Romans 13:9

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1 Corinthians2 verses
Ephesians2 verses
Colossians1 verse
1 Timothy1 verse
Titus1 verse
Hebrews4 verses
2 Peter2 verses
1 John10 verses
1 John 2:3

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

1 John 2:4

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 2:7

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

1 John 2:8

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

1 John 3:22

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 3:23

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

1 John 3:24

And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 John 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

1 John 5:2

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

2 John3 verses
Revelation3 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G1785 (entole) mean?

from 1781; injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription:--commandment, precept.

How many times does G1785 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G1785 (ἐντολή) appears in 65 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “commandment.”

How is entole translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G1785 is rendered as “commandment” (42×), “commandments” (27×), “precept” (2×).

Where does the Greek word ἐντολή come from?

from 1781