Strong's Lexicon
G1379 — δογματίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1379 |
|---|---|
| Word: | δογματίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1378 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | dogmatizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dog-mat-id'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to prescribe by statute 2. (reflexively) to submit to, ceremonially rule |
| KJV Renderings: | be subject to ordinances |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δογματίζω: to decree, command, enjoin, lay down an ordinance: Diodorus 4, 83, etc.; Est 3:9; 2Ma 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).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δογματίζω (be subject to ordinances)
Colossians 2:20
- KJV: Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world why as though living in the world are ye subject to ordinances
- GK: ει ουν απεθάνετε συν τω χριστώ από των στοιχείων του κόσμου τι ως ζώντες εν κόσμω δογματίζεσθε
Semantic & Concept Relationships
Explore source-defined lexical senses and semantic domains related to this Strong's entry. These links support vocabulary discovery; they do not determine meaning in any passage.
The Englishman's Concordance section on this page remains the occurrence-navigation authority.
Semantic data in this module is under CC BY-SA 4.0, separate from existing page/site terms. Methodology; methodology JSON; sources and licences; attribution JSON.