Strong's Greek · G1378

δόγμα

dógma

decree, ordinance

Definition

a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)

Derivation

from the base of G1380 (δοκέω);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Colossians 2:14

having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

Ephesians 2:15

by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

Luke 2:1

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.

Acts 17:7

and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

Acts 16:4

As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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