Entéllomai — G1781

Definition

verb

to enjoin

1. several times in the poets and the later writers
2. to order, command to be done, enjoin

Usually translated as

command, charge, commandments, injoin

Origin

from G1722 and the base of G5056

• en (G1722)
• télos (G5056)

Occurrences

Entéllomai occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (3), Luke (1), John (4), Acts (2), Hebrews (2)

• Matthew 4:6 — And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge (ἐντελεῖται) concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
• Matthew 15:4 — For God commanded (ἐνετείλατο), saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
• Matthew 17:9 — And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged (ἐνετείλατο) them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
• Matthew 19:7 — They say unto him, Why did Moses then command (ἐνετείλατο) to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
• Matthew 28:20 — Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded (ἐνετειλάμην) you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
• Mark 10:3 — And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command (ἐνετείλατο) you?
• Mark 11:6 — And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded (ἐνετείλατο): and they let them go.
• Mark 13:34 — For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded (ἐνετείλατο) the porter to watch.
• Luke 4:10 — For it is written, He shall give his angels charge (ἐντελεῖται) over thee, to keep thee:
• John 8:5 — Now Moses in the law commanded (ἐνετείλατο) us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
• John 14:31 — But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment (ἐνετείλατο), even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
• John 15:14 — Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command (ἐντέλλομαι) you.
• John 15:17 — These things I command (ἐντέλλομαι) you, that ye love one another.
• Acts 1:2 — Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments (ἐντειλάμενος) unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
• Acts 13:47 — For so hath the Lord commanded (ἐντέταλται) us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
• Hebrews 9:20 — Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined (ἐνετείλατο) unto you.
• Hebrews 11:22 — By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment (ἐνετείλατο) concerning his bones.