noun · neuter
dogmem
Greekδόγμα (dogma)
Strong’sG1378
a decree, edict, ordinance
stem dogm-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δόγμα, -τος, τό
(< δοκέω), [in LXX chiefly for דָּת, טְעֵם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1378 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddog'-mah
a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
Fromfrom the base of G1380;
King Jamesdecree, ordinance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | dogmem1×δόγμα | dogmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | dogmeu | dogmeiu1×δογμάτων |
| to, for dative | dogme | dogmei2×δόγμασιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dogme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
dogmem“decree”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Luke 2:1“decree”Gineta de en tai hēmerai ekeinai exerchata dogmem para Kaisarou Augoustou apograferō pantan tan oikoumenan;Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
dogmeiu“decrees”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 17:7“decrees”hoin hupodechetē Iasōnos; kai houtois pantois apenanti teiu dogmeiu Kaisarou prassalō, basilevon heteron legarōtois arō Iēsun.and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
dogmei“ordinances”to, fordative plural2×
Ephesians 2:15“ordinances”ton nomon taiu entolaiu en dogmei katargaratos, hina toin duo ktizateia en heauto eis henon kainon anthrōpon poiarōtos eirēnan,by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
Colossians 2:14“legal demands”exaleifaratos tem kata nu cheirografem tei dogmei hem ate hupenantiem ni, kai autem airatē ek teu meseu prosēlaratos autem to stauro;having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
dogmeim1×
Acts 16:4“decisions”hōs de diaporeuele tain politain, paradōale autoi fulassarō teim dogmeim teim krinirēteim hupo toiu apostoloiu kai presbuteroiu toiu en Hierosolumei.As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.