2003. epitagé
Strong's Lexicon
epitagé: Command, order, directive, injunction

Original Word: ἐπιταγή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: epitagé
Pronunciation: eh-pee-tag-AY
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-tag-ay')
Definition: Command, order, directive, injunction
Meaning: instruction, command, order, authority.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἐπιτάσσω (epitassō), meaning "to command" or "to order."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "epitagé," the concept of divine command is often expressed in the Hebrew Bible with words like מִצְוָה (mitzvah, Strong's H4687) meaning "commandment."

Usage: The term "epitagé" refers to an authoritative command or directive, often implying a sense of obligation or duty. It is used in the New Testament to denote commands that carry divine authority, often associated with apostolic or divine instructions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of authority and command was integral to societal structure, from military orders to civic duties. Commands were expected to be obeyed, reflecting the hierarchical nature of society. In the context of the New Testament, "epitagé" underscores the authority of God's word and the apostolic teachings, which were to be adhered to by the early Christian communities.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2003 epitagḗ (from 1909 /epí, "suitably on," intensifying 5021 /tássō, "arrange") – a command "fitting" to the situation, i.e. an order that arranges things so they build on (Gk epi) each other to achieve the needed goal. Thus 2003 /epitagḗ ("a structured command") also "stresses 'the authoritativeness of the command' " (Vine, Unger, White, NT, 112). See 2004 (epitassō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from epitassó
Definition
a command
NASB Translation
authority (1), command (3), commandment (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2003: ἐπιταγή

ἐπιταγή, ἐπιταγῆς, (ἐπιτάσσω), an injunction, mandate, command: Romans 16:26; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:3; μετά πάσης ἐπιταγῆς, with every possible form of authority, Titus 2:15; κατ' ἐπιταγήν, by way of command, 1 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 8:8. (Wis. 14:16, etc.; Polybius, Diodorus.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
authority, commandment.

From epitasso; an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness -- authority, commandment.

see GREEK epitasso

Forms and Transliterations
επιταγην επιταγήν ἐπιταγήν ἐπιταγὴν επιταγης επιταγής ἐπιταγῆς epitagen epitagēn epitagḗn epitagḕn epitages epitagês epitagēs epitagē̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 16:26 N-AFS
GRK: προφητικῶν κατ' ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ αἰωνίου
NAS: according to the commandment of the eternal
KJV: according to the commandment of the everlasting
INT: prophetic according to [the] commandment of the eternal

1 Corinthians 7:6 N-AFS
GRK: οὐ κατ' ἐπιταγήν
NAS: by way of concession, not of command.
KJV: [and] not of commandment.
INT: not by way of command

1 Corinthians 7:25 N-AFS
GRK: τῶν παρθένων ἐπιταγὴν κυρίου οὐκ
NAS: no command of the Lord,
KJV: I have no commandment of the Lord: yet
INT: the virgins commandment of [the] Lord not

2 Corinthians 8:8 N-AFS
GRK: Οὐ κατ' ἐπιταγὴν λέγω ἀλλὰ
NAS: I am not speaking [this] as a command, but as proving
KJV: not by commandment, but by occasion
INT: Not according to a command do I speak but

1 Timothy 1:1 N-AFS
GRK: Ἰησοῦ κατ' ἐπιταγὴν θεοῦ σωτῆρος
NAS: according to the commandment of God
KJV: Christ by the commandment of God our
INT: Jesus according to [the] command of God [the] Savior

Titus 1:3 N-AFS
GRK: ἐγὼ κατ' ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ σωτῆρος
NAS: according to the commandment of God
KJV: according to the commandment of God
INT: I according to [the] commandment of the Savior

Titus 2:15 N-GFS
GRK: μετὰ πάσης ἐπιταγῆς μηδείς σου
NAS: with all authority. Let no one
KJV: with all authority. Let no man
INT: with all authority No one you

Strong's Greek 2003
7 Occurrences


ἐπιταγὴν — 6 Occ.
ἐπιταγῆς — 1 Occ.

















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