Word Study · Strong's G5010 · Greek
τάξις
taxis
tax'-is
Strong's 1890 spelling: táxis
“regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
Rendered in the KJV as
order.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- τάξιν8
- τάξει1
How it is rendered · 2
- order8
- good order1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular8
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 8
- N-DSF · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Hebrews carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Hebrews6 occurrences
- Hebrews 5:6τάξινtaxinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”here: order
- Hebrews 5:10τάξινtaxinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.here: order
- Hebrews 6:20τάξινtaxinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularwhere Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.here: order
- Hebrews 7:11τάξινtaxinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow 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?here: order
- Hebrews 7:11τάξινtaxinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow 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?here: order
- Hebrews 7:17τάξινtaxinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”here: order