Word study · Greek
dógma
decree, ordinance
Say it: DOG-mah (approximate)
δόγμα
What it means
An official decree or ruling (we get "dogma"). In 2:15, Christ abolished "the law of commandments contained in ordinances," probably meaning the specific rules that separated Jews from Gentiles. Used for Caesar's decree in Luke 2:1.
Range of meaning
- DecreeAn official order.
- OrdinanceA specific regulation.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 2
"Contained in ordinances" (2:15).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1378 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources