Strong's Lexicon dogmatizó: To decree, to subject to ordinances Original Word: δογματίζω Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word δόγμα (dogma), meaning "decree" or "ordinance." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for δογματίζω, the concept of decrees and ordinances can be related to Hebrew terms like חֹק (choq, Strong's H2706) meaning "statute" or "decree." Usage: The verb δογματίζω refers to the act of imposing or subjecting someone to decrees or ordinances. In the New Testament, it is used in the context of adhering to or being bound by religious or ceremonial laws and regulations. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, a "dogma" was an authoritative decree or ordinance, often issued by a ruler or governing body. In Jewish and early Christian contexts, it referred to religious laws or traditions. The early church grappled with the tension between Jewish ceremonial laws and the new covenant of grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This tension is evident in the discussions about the necessity of following Jewish laws for Gentile converts. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dogma Definition to decree, to subject oneself to an ordinance NASB Translation submit...to decrees (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1379: δογματίζωδογματίζω: to decree, command, enjoin, lay down an ordinance: Diodorus 4, 83, etc.; Esther 3:9; 2 Macc. 10:8 (etc.); the Sept. (not Theod.) Daniel 2:13; passive (present δογματίζομαι); ordinances are imposed upon me, I suffer ordinances to be imposed upon me: Colossians 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). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be subject to ordinances. From dogma; to prescribe by statute, i.e. (reflexively) to submit to, ceremonially rule -- be subject to ordinances. see GREEK dogma Forms and Transliterations δογματιζεσθε δογματίζεσθε δογματισάτω dogmatizesthe dogmatízestheLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Colossians 2:20 V-PIM/P-2PGRK: ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε NAS: in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as, KJV: the world, are ye subject to ordinances, INT: in [the] world do you subject yourselves to decrees |