Greek noun (feminine) · G2003
ἐπιταγή
epitageep-ee-tag-ay'
command
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epitagḗ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2003is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2003
an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness
The King James renders it: authority, commandment.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epitage is rendered "command". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Two of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
1 Corinthians 7:6ἐπιταγήν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's six uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- command2
- a command1
- a commandment1
- authority1
- commandment1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιτίθημι | epitithemi | to put/lay on | Uses38 |
| ἐπιτιμάω | epitimao | to rebuke | Uses29 |
| ἐπιτρέπω | epitrepo | to permit | Uses18 |
| ἐπιτάσσω | epitasso | to command | Uses10 |
| ἐπιτελέω | epiteleo | to complete | Uses10 |
| ἐπιτυγχάνω | epitynchano | to obtain | Uses5 |
| ἐπίτροπος | epitropos | manager | Uses3 |
| ἐπιτιμία | epitimia | punishment | Uses1 |
| ἐπιτροπή | epitrope | commission | Uses1 |
| ἐπιτήδειος | epitedeios | necessary | Uses1 |
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπιταγὴν4
- ἐπιταγήν1
- ἐπιταγῆς1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular5N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
1 Corinthians
two uses
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
- ἐπιταγήνepitagennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: command
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
- ἐπιταγὴνepitagennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a commandment
2 Corinthians
one use
I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
- ἐπιταγὴνepitagennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a command
1 Timothy
one use
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
- ἐπιταγὴνepitagennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: command
Titus
two uses
In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
- ἐπιταγὴνepitagennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: commandment
Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
- ἐπιταγῆςepitagesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: authority
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.