Word study · Greek

parangéllō

command

Say it: par-ang-EL-lo (approximate)

παραγγέλλω

What it means

To command, to give orders, to charge. In 3:4, 3:6, 3:10, and 3:12, Paul uses it for authoritative instructions "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Range of meaning

  • CommandGive an order.
  • ChargeGive a solemn instruction.

In 2 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 3

    "That you both do and will do the things which we command" (3:4, 3:6, 3:10, 3:12).