ἐντολή

entolē

Greek G1785 Noun, feminine 67 occurrences in 61 verses

ἐντολή commandment

ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ

(ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ;]

1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15, Col.4:10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Heb.7:16, 18

2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments;

(a) of God's commandments: in OT, Mat.15:3 22:36, 38 22:40 Mk 7:8-9; Mrk.10:5, 19 12:28, 31 Eph.2:15, Heb.9:19; esp. of the decalogue, Mat.5:19 19:17, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20 23:56, Rom.7:8-13 13:9, Eph.6:2; of God's commandments in general, Luk.1:6, 1Co.7:19, 1Jn.2:3-8 Jn 3:22-24 Jn 4:21 Jn 5:2-3, Rev.12:17 14:12; collectively, ἡ ἐ. (cf. τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.6:29), 1Ti.6:14, 2Pe.2:21 3:2;

(b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: Jhn.12:49-50 14:31 15:10;

3. Phrases: before ἵνα, Jhn.13:34 15:12, 1Jn.3:23 Jn 4:21, 2Jn.6; ἐντολὴν (ὰς) παραβαίνειν, Mat.15:3; ἀκυροῦν, Mat.15:6 Rec.; τηρεῖν, Mat.19:17 Jhn.15:10, al.; ποιεῖν, 1Jn.5:2; διδόναι, Jhn.11:57; λαμβάνειν, Jhn.10:18, 2Jn.4; ἔχειν, Jhn.14:21, Heb.7:5; ἐ. καὶ δικαιώματα, Luk.1:6; ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Tit.1:14; i. καινή, Jhn.13:34, 1Jn.2:7, 2Jn.5.†

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Concordance 61 verses

1 John 3:22 ἐντολὰς

and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
1 John 3:23 ἐντολὴἐντολὴν

And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
1 John 3:24 ἐντολὰς

Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
1 John 4:21 ἐντολὴν

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
1 John 5:2 ἐντολὰς

By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
1 John 5:3 ἐντολὰςἐντολαὶ

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
2 John 1:4 ἐντολὴν

I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
2 John 1:5 ἐντολὴν

And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
2 John 1:6 ἐντολὰςἐντολή

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
Revelation 12:17 ἐντολὰς

And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
Revelation 14:12 ἐντολὰς

Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.