noun · neuter
entalmem
Greekἔνταλμα (entalma)
Strong’sG1778
an injunction, ordinance, precept
stem entalm-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἔνταλμα, -τος, τό
(< ἐντέλλω), [in LXX: Jb 23:11 (אָשֻׁר) Jb 23:12, Is 29:13 (מִצְוָה), Is 55:11 (aliter in Heb.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1778 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiden'-tal-mah
an injunction, i.e. religious precept
Fromfrom G1781;
King Jamescommandment.
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 | entalmem | entalmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | entalmeu | entalmeiu |
| to, for dative | entalme | entalmei |
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
entalme 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
entalmeim3×
Matthew 15:9“commandments”matēn de sebelō min, didaskarōtois didaskaliain entalmeim anthrōpoiu.They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
Mark 7:7“commandments”matēn de sebelō min, didaskarōtois didaskaliain entalmeim anthrōpoiu;They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
Colossians 2:22“commands”heim atō panteim eis fthoran ta apochrēsia, kata teim entalmeim kai didaskaliain toiu anthrōpoiu?These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.