Strong's Greek · G1379

G1379 dogmatízō

δογματίζω

dog-mat-id'-zo

to decree

Looking for Hebrew H1379 gâbal? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1379. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

dogmatízō appears once in Scripture, in Colossians 2:20. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to prescribe by statute, i.e. (reflexively) to submit to, ceremonially rule

In the King James Version

be subject to ordinances

Derivation

from G1378 (δόγμα);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Colossians 2:20

“If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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