Word study · Greek

dogmatízō

submit to ordinances

Say it: dog-mat-ID-zo (approximate)

δογματίζω

What it means

To impose rules or decrees. In 2:20, "why do you subject yourselves to ordinances?" It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • Impose decreesLay down rules.
  • Submit to rulesObey regulations.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 2

    "Why do you subject yourselves to ordinances?" (2:20).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1379 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources