Word

τάξις

táxis · G5010 · Greek · 9 occurrences

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Meanings

in order, in a sequence

An ordered or arranged sequence

Examples
Luke 1:8 Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,
right order, good order, in order, in an orderly manner

A proper and correct order

Examples
Colossians 2:5 For even though I am absent in body, I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly manner and the stability of your faith in Christ.
kind, type

Kind or type of entity, implying a contrast-comparison to other similar entities

Examples
Hebrews 5:6 just as He also says in another passage, “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”
Hebrews 5:10 being designated by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

How it’s used In 3 roles

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

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

8 occurrences in 4 groups

ΜελχισεδέκMelchisedek 5
ἈαρώνAaron 1
ἐφημερίαwork group 1
σύyou 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

βλέπωto see 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 2 groups

κατάaccording to, against, down 9
ἐνin 2

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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Semantic domains 3 entries

Kind, type58.21: The writer to the Hebrews quotes, “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK” (Hebrews 5:6).
In order, in a sequence61.3: Luke records that Zacharias was serving “in the appointed order of his division” (Luke 1:8).
Right order, good order, in order, in an orderly manner62.7: Paul writes, “I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly manner and the stability of your faith in Christ” (Colossians 2:5).

Word family 22 words

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

τάσσω tássō · G5021 · to appoint, to designate, to assign · 8×ὑποτάσσω hypotássō · G5293 · to subject to, to bring under control, to obey · 38×διατάσσω diatássō · G1299 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 16×ἐπιτάσσω epitássō · G2004 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 10×τάξιςtáxis · G5010ἐπιταγή epitagḗ · G2003 · order, command, decree · 7×προστάσσω prostássō · G4367 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 7×ἀποτάσσομαι apotássomai · G657 · to say goodbye, to take leave of · 6×ἀντιτάσσομαι antitássomai · G498 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility · 5×ἀνυπότακτος anypótaktos · G506 · not controlled by, not subject to, uncontrolled · 4×ὑποταγή hypotagḗ · G5292 · obedience, submission · 4×συντάσσω syntássō · G4929 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 3×ἀτάκτως atáktōs · G814 · idle, lazy, lazily · 2×διαταγή diatagḗ · G1296 · order, command, decree · 2×ἀνατάσσομαι anatássomai · G392 · to organize (a report), to arrange, to compile · 1×ἀτακτέω ataktéō · G812 · to do nothing, to be idle, to be lazy · 1×ἄτακτος átaktos · G813 · idle, lazy, lazily · 1×διάταγμα diátagma · G1297 · order, command, decree · 1×ἐπιδιατάσσομαι epidiatássomai · G1928 · to add to, to introduce something new · 1×τάγμα tágma · G5001 · right order, good order, in order · 1×τακτός taktós · G5002 · determined, chosen, fixed · 1×προτάσσω protássō · G4384 · to pre-arrange, i.e. prescribe · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon τάξεως, ἡ (τάσσω), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; 1. an arranging, arrangement. 2.…

τάξεως, ἡ (τάσσω), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;
1. an arranging, arrangement.
2. order, i. e. a fixed succession observing also a fixed time: Lk 1:8.
3. due or right order: κατά τάξιν, in order, 1 Cor 14:40; orderly condition, Col 2:5 (some give it here a military sense, 'orderly array', see στερέωμα, c.).
4. the post, rank, or position which one holds in civil or other affairs; and since this position generally depends on one's talents, experience, resources, τάξις becomes equivalent to character, fashion, quality, style, (2 Macc. 9:18 2Macc. 1:19; οὐ γάρ ἱστορίας, ἀλλά κουρεακης λαλιᾶς ἐμοί δοκοῦσι τάξιν ἔχειν, Polybius 3, 20, 5): κατά τήν τάξιν (for which in Heb 7:15 we have κατά τήν ὁμοιότητα) Μελχισέδεκ, after the manner of the priesthood (A. V. order) of Melchizedek (according to the Sept. of Ps 109:5 עַל־דִּבְרָתִי), Heb 5:6, Heb 5:10; Heb 6:20; Heb 7:11, Heb 7:17, Heb 7:21 (where T Tr WH omit the phrase).

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

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Class, Kind6 occurrences Sequence1 occurrence Organize [of events and states]2 occurrences

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