Word Study · Strong's G1378 · Greek
δόγμα
dogma
dog'-mah
Strong's 1890 spelling: dógma
“a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
Rendered in the KJV as
decree, ordinance.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- δόγμασιν2
- δόγμα1
- δόγματα1
- δογμάτων1
How it is rendered · 3
- decrees3
- a decree1
- ordinances1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DPN · 2
- N-APN · 1
- N-GPN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 16:4δόγματαdogmatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralAs they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.here: decrees
- Acts 17:7δογμάτωνdogmatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraland Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”here: decrees