Word

δογματίζω

dogmatízō · G1379 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. to obey rules

    (Derivative of δόγμα ‘law, rule,’) To conform to rules and regulations

    Examples

    Colossians 2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as,

How it’s used In 1 role

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

Who or what does itSubject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Contrasting words 1 word
ἀθετέω athetéō · G114 · to not rely on, to set aside, to reject
Greek verb for rejecting or nullifying established rules/decrees; lexical opposite of δογματίζω which prescribes or submits to rules—ἀθετέω negates or annuls them
In the other Testament 1 word
חָקַק châqaq · H2710 · to carve, to portray, to draw
Hebrew verb for enacting or decreeing statutes; standard translation equivalent for the prescriptive/legislative sense of δογματίζω, sharing the domain of establishing authoritative rules or decrees
Semantic domains 1 entry
To obey rules36.21
Used of submitting to external religious restrictions, as of the rhetorical question why, if believers died with Christ, they submit themselves to decrees such as do not handle, do not taste, do not touch in Colossians 2:20-21.
Word family 19 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

δοκέω dokéō · G1380 · to suppose, to presume, to assume · 62×δόξα dóxa · G1391 · glory, splendor, brightness · 166×δοξάζω doxázō · G1392 · to praise, to glorify, praise · 61×δοκιμάζω dokimázō · G1381 · to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of · 23×εὐδοκέω eudokéō · G2106 · to be pleased with, to take pleasure in, to enjoy · 21×ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō · G593 · to regard as not worthy, to reject · 9×εὐδοκία eudokía · G2107 · what pleases, desire, what is wished for · 9×ἀδόκιμος adókimos · G96 · not fitting, what should not be done, bad · 8×δοκιμή dokimḗ · G1382 · to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of · 7×δόκιμος dókimos · G1384 · considered good, regarded as worthy, genuine · 7×συνευδοκέω syneudokéō · G4909 · to agree to, to consent to · 6×δόγμα dógma · G1378 · law, ordinance, rule · 5×ἔνδοξος éndoxos · G1741 · glorious, splendid, wonderful · 4×ἀποκαραδοκία apokaradokía · G603 · what one eagerly expects, eager expectancy, eager desire · 2×δοκίμιον dokímion · G1383 · to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of · 2×ἐνδοξάζω endoxázō · G1740 · to receive honor, to be honored · 2×δογματίζωdogmatízō · G1379παράδοξος parádoxos · G3861 · difficult to believe, unusual, incredible · 1×συνδοξάζω syndoxázō · G4888 · to be honored together with, to be exalted together with · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : to decree, command, enjoin, lay down an ordinance: Diodorus 4, 83, etc.; Est 3:9; Est…
: to decree, command, enjoin, lay down an ordinance: Diodorus 4, 83, etc.; Est 3:9; Est 3:2 Macc. 10:8 (etc.); the Sept. (not Theod.) Dan 2:13; passive (present δογματίζομαι); ordinances are imposed upon me, I suffer ordinances to be imposed upon me: Col 2:20 (R. V. do ye subject yourselves to ordinances; 150, Winers Grammar, § 39, 1 a.; Buttmann, 188 (163) Meyer or Lightfoot at the passage).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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