For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ἐντολή
Vocabulary form:
ejntolhv, -h:V, hJ
Definition:
commandment
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
67
GK:
1953
Root:
ejntolh
Mnemonics:
Moses came down and told the commandment to the people.
Mnemonic Singing:
The moon shines full at His command
and all the stars obey.
Biblical Concordance
1 John 3:22 | and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem) and do what is pleasing in his sight. |
1 John 3:23 | And this is his commandment: (entolē | ἐντολή | nom sg fem) that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment (entolēn | ἐντολήν | acc sg fem). |
1 John 3:24 | And the one who keeps his commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem) resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us. |
1 John 4:21 | And the commandment (entolēn | ἐντολήν | acc sg fem) we have from him is this: the one who loves God must also love his brother. |
1 John 5:2 | By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem). |
1 John 5:3 | For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem). And his commandments (entolai | ἐντολαί | nom pl fem) are not burdensome, |
2 John 1:4 | I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children walking in the truth, just as we received commandment (entolēn | ἐντολήν | acc sg fem) from the Father. |
2 John 1:5 | And now I ask you, dear lady — not as though I were writing a new commandment (entolēn | ἐντολήν | acc sg fem) to you, but the one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. |
2 John 1:6 | And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem). This is the commandment (entolē | ἐντολή | nom sg fem), just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. |
Revelation 12:17 | So the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem) of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. |
Revelation 14:12 | This calls for endurance on the part of the saints, those who keep the commandments (entolas | ἐντολάς | acc pl fem) of God and hold fast to their faith in Jesus. |
Mnemonics
entolay mnemonic
I COMMAND you to get your homework done, even if it takes you INTO LAte night to get it done!
The commandment entails they
The commandment entails they should follow God.
Moses went AND TOLD LAY
Moses went AND TOLD LAY people the COMMANDMENTs.