noun · feminine
taxias
Greekτάξις (taxis)
Strong’sG5010
order, position, rank
stem taxi-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τάξις, -εως, ἡ
(< τάσσω), [in LXX: Jb 38:12 (מָקוֹם), Ps 109 (110):4 (דִּבְרָה), II Mac 9:18, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5010 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtax'-is
regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
Fromfrom G5021;
King Jamesorder.
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 nominative | taxias | taxiais |
| object accusative | taxian8×τάξιν | taxiain |
| direct address vocative | taxiar | taxiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | taxiau | taxiaiu |
| to, for dative | taxia1×τάξει | taxiai |
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
taxia 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
taxian“order”objectaccusative singular8×
1 Corinthians 14:40“order”panteim de euschēmonōs kai kata taxian ginetōr.But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
Colossians 2:5“order”ei gar kai ta sarxa apeiamō, alla te pneume sun vi amō, chairarōtos kai bleparōtos vu tan taxian kai tem stereōmem tau eis Christon pistiau vu.For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
Hebrews 5:6“order”kathōs kai en hetero legatō; Sis hierevos eis ton aiōnon kata tan taxian Melchisedek,And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 5:10“order”prosagoreuiratos hupo tou theou archierevos kata tan taxian Melchisedek.and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:20“order”hopou prodromos huper nu eiserchata Iēsus, kata tan taxian Melchisedek archierevos gineratos eis ton aiōnon.where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:11“order”Ei men oun teleiōsias dia tau Levitikau hierōsunau ate, tos laos gar epi autau nomothetitē, tinas ēti chreias kata tan taxian Melchisedek heteron anistanerō hierevon kai ouk kata tan taxian Aarōn legirō?Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood ( for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear — one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:11“order”Ei men oun teleiōsias dia tau Levitikau hierōsunau ate, tos laos gar epi autau nomothetitē, tinas ēti chreias kata tan taxian Melchisedek heteron anistanerō hierevon kai ouk kata tan taxian Aarōn legirō?Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood ( for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear — one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:17“order”marturitō gar hoti Sis hierevos eis ton aiōnon kata tan taxian Melchisedek.For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
taxia“order”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 1:8“order”Gineta de en te hierateuarō auton en ta taxia tau efēmeriau autou enanti tou theouOne day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,