1781. entellomai
Strong's Lexicon
entellomai: To command, to order, to charge

Original Word: ἐντέλλομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: entellomai
Pronunciation: en-TEL-loh-my
Phonetic Spelling: (en-tel'-lom-ahee)
Definition: To command, to order, to charge
Meaning: I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition "ἐν" (en, meaning "in") and the verb "τέλλω" (tello, meaning "to accomplish" or "to command").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "entellomai" is צָוָה (tsavah, Strong's H6680), which also means to command or to charge.

Usage: The Greek verb "entellomai" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of giving a command or instruction. It implies authority and the expectation of obedience from the one receiving the command. This term is often used in contexts where divine or authoritative instructions are given, highlighting the importance and seriousness of the command.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, commands were a common part of military, political, and social life. Authority figures, such as rulers, military leaders, and teachers, would issue commands to their subordinates or followers. In the Jewish context, the concept of commandments was deeply rooted in the Torah, where God's laws and instructions were given to guide the moral and spiritual life of His people. The use of "entellomai" in the New Testament often reflects this background, emphasizing the divine authority of Jesus and the apostles in their teachings.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 1781 entéllomai – to command, emphasizing the end-objective, i.e. reaching the purpose (consummation, end result) of an order – i.e. as envisioning how or where it ends up. See 1785 (entolē).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from en and tellomai (to accomplish)
Definition
to enjoin, to charge, command
NASB Translation
command (6), commanded (7), gave orders (1), given orders (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1781: ἐντέλλω

ἐντέλλω: (τέλλω equivalent to τελέω); several times in the poets (Pindar Olymp. 7, 73) and the later writers (ἐντεταλκε, Josephus, Antiquities 7, 14, 5 (but Bekker ἐντεταλθαι); καθώς ἐντέταλται σοι, passively, Sir. 7:31); generally, and so always in the N. T., deponent middle ἐντέλλομαι; future ἐντελοῦμαι; 1 aorist ἐνετειλάμην; perfect 3 person singular ἐντέταλται (Acts 13:47); the Sept. very often for צִוָּה; to order, command to be done, enjoin: περί τίνος, Hebrews 11:22; ἐνετείλατο λέγων, Matthew 15:4 (R T); τίνι, Acts 1:2; (with λέγων added, Matthew 17:9); with οὕτω added, Acts 13:47; καθώς, (Mark 11:6 R L marginal reading); John 14:31 R G T; followed by an infinitive Matthew 19:7; τίνι, followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, § 141, 2; 275 (237)), John 8:5 Rec.; τίνι, ἵνα (cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)), Mark 13:34 (Josephus, Antiquities 7, 14, 5; 8, 14, 2); τίνι τί, Matthew 28:20; Mark 10:3; John 15:14, 17; τίνι περί τίνος, the genitive of person, Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:10, from Psalm 90:11ff (ff). διαθήκην ἐντέλλεσθαι πρός τινα, to command to be delivered to one, Hebrews 9:20; cf. ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ πρός λαόν αὐτοῦ, Sir. 45:3; the phrase ἐντέλλεσθαι (τίνι) διαθήκην occurs also in Joshua 23:16; Judges 2:20; Jeremiah 11:4; Psalm 110:9 (), but in another sense, as appears from the full expression διαθήκην, ἥν ἐνετείλατο ὑμῖν ποιεῖν, Deuteronomy 4:13. (Synonym: see κελεύω, at the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
give charge, command, enjoin.

From en and the base of telos; to enjoin -- (give) charge, (give) command(-ments), injoin.

see GREEK en

see GREEK telos

Forms and Transliterations
ενετειλάμεθα ενετειλαμην ενετειλάμην ἐνετειλάμην ενετείλαντο ενετειλατο ενετείλατο ενετείλατό ἐνετείλατο ενετείλω ενέτειλω ενετέλλεσθε εντείλαι έντειλαι εντειλαμενος εντειλάμενος ἐντειλάμενος εντειλαμένου εντείλασθαι εντείλασθε εντείλη εντείληται εντείλωμαι εντείλωμαί εντελείσθε εντελείσθέ εντελειται εντελείται εντελείταί ἐντελεῖται εντελή εντέλλεσθαι εντέλλεται εντελλομαι εντέλλομαι εντέλλομαί ἐντέλλομαι εντελλόμενος εντελλομένου εντελούμαι έντερα έντερά εντέταλμαι εντέταλμαί εντεταλται εντέταλται εντέταλταί ἐντέταλται eneteilamen eneteilamēn eneteilámen eneteilámēn eneteilato eneteílato enteilamenos enteilámenos enteleitai enteleîtai entellomai entéllomai entetaltai entétaltai
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Matthew 4:6 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ
NAS: for it is written, HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS
KJV: his angels charge concerning thee:
INT: angels of him he will give orders concerning you

Matthew 17:9 V-AIM-3S
GRK: τοῦ ὄρους ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ὁ
NAS: Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell
KJV: Jesus charged them,
INT: the mountain instructed them

Matthew 19:7 V-AIM-3S
GRK: οὖν Μωυσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον
NAS: did Moses command to GIVE
KJV: then command to give
INT: then Moses did command to give a bill

Matthew 28:20 V-AIM-1S
GRK: πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν καὶ
NAS: all that I commanded you; and lo,
KJV: whatsoever I have commanded you:
INT: all things whatever I commanded you And

Mark 10:3 V-AIM-3S
GRK: Τί ὑμῖν ἐνετείλατο Μωυσῆς
NAS: to them, What did Moses command you?
KJV: What did Moses command you?
INT: What you did commmand Moses

Mark 13:34 V-AIM-3S
GRK: τῷ θυρωρῷ ἐνετείλατο ἵνα γρηγορῇ
NAS: also commanded the doorkeeper
KJV: work, and commanded the porter to
INT: the doorkeeper commanded that he should watch

Luke 4:10 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ
NAS: for it is written, HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS
KJV: his angels charge over thee,
INT: angels of him he will give orders concerning you

John 8:5 V-AIM-3S
GRK: ἡμῖν Μωυσῆς ἐνετείλατο τὰς τοιαύτας
NAS: Moses commanded us to stone
KJV: in the law commanded us, that such
INT: us Moses commanded such

John 14:31 V-AIM-3S
GRK: καὶ καθὼς ἐνετείλατο ἔδωκέν μοι
INT: and as command[ment] gives me

John 15:14 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: ἃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν
NAS: you do what I command you.
KJV: whatsoever I command you.
INT: whatever I command you

John 15:17 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: Ταῦτα ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν ἵνα
NAS: This I command you, that you love
KJV: These things I command you, that
INT: These things I command you that

Acts 1:2 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἧς ἡμέρας ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις
NAS: Spirit given orders to the apostles
KJV: Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles
INT: the day having given command to the apostles

Acts 13:47 V-RIM/P-3S
GRK: οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ
NAS: the Lord has commanded us, 'I HAVE PLACED
KJV: the Lord commanded us,
INT: thus indeed has commanded us the

Hebrews 9:20 V-AIM-3S
GRK: διαθήκης ἧς ἐνετείλατο πρὸς ὑμᾶς
NAS: WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.
KJV: which God hath enjoined unto you.
INT: covenant which commanded to you

Hebrews 11:22 V-AIM-3S
GRK: ὀστέων αὐτοῦ ἐνετείλατο
NAS: of Israel, and gave orders concerning
KJV: and gave commandment concerning
INT: bones of him gave command

Strong's Greek 1781
15 Occurrences


ἐνετειλάμην — 1 Occ.
ἐνετείλατο — 8 Occ.
ἐντειλάμενος — 1 Occ.
ἐντελεῖται — 2 Occ.
ἐντέλλομαι — 2 Occ.
ἐντέταλται — 1 Occ.

















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