pvj-07 Word Studies¶

G1785 entole (commandment)¶

Definition: injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription
BLB Count: 71
Key occurrences: Mat 19:17; 22:36,38,40; Jhn 14:15,21; 15:10,12; 13:34; 1Jn 2:3; 3:22-24; 5:2-3; Rev 12:17; 14:12; 22:14
Jesus uses entole for God's commands to be obeyed (Mat 19:17) and for his own commands (Jhn 14:15)
Paul uses entole for the law's commands (Rom 7:8-13) and God's commandments to be kept (1 Cor 7:19)
John uses entole extensively: keeping commandments = knowing God (1 Jn 2:3), abiding in love (1 Jn 5:3)

Definition: to guard (from loss or injury); to keep, observe
BLB Count: 75
Key occurrences: Mat 19:17; 23:3; 28:20; Jhn 14:15,21,23,24; 15:10,20; 17:6,11,15; 1 Jn 2:3,5; 3:22,24; 5:2,3; Rev 12:17; 14:12; 22:7
In Mat 19:17, Jesus says "tereo tas entolas" (keep the commandments)
In Jhn 14:15, Jesus says "tas entolas tas emas teresete" (keep my commandments)
Jesus and John use tereo + entole as a paired formula: keeping commandments = evidence of love/relationship

Definition: to make or do
BLB Count: 579
Key occurrences in this study: Mat 7:21 (doeth the will); 7:22 (done many wonderful works); 7:24,26 (doeth/doeth not); 25:40,45 (have done/did not); Jhn 6:28 (what shall we do)
In Mat 7:21, poieo + thelema (do the will) -- different vocabulary from erga nomou
In Mat 25:40, poieo for compassionate action
In Jhn 6:28, ergazomai (work) is used, not poieo; but in 6:29 Jesus responds with ergon (work/noun)

Definition: life (literally or figuratively)
BLB Count: 134
Key occurrences: Mat 7:14; 18:8; 19:16,17,29; 25:46; Mrk 9:43,45; 10:17,30; Luk 10:25; 18:18,30; Jhn 3:15,16,36; 5:24; 6:27,33,35,40,47,48,51,53,54,63,68; 10:10,28; 14:6; 17:2,3
In Mat 19:16-17, "eternal life" (zoe aionios) is the goal; Jesus says "enter into life" (zoe)
In Mat 25:46, "life eternal" (zoe aionios) for the righteous
John uses zoe extensively -- Jesus IS life (Jhn 14:6), gives life (Jhn 10:10), believing = having life (Jhn 3:16)

Concepts: LIFE (G2222), LAW (G1785 commandments)
Same chapter parallels: v.16 (eternal life), v.18-20 (which commandments), v.23-25 (hardly enter kingdom)
Same book: Mat 4:4 (live by every word), Mat 5:18 (law), Mat 7:14 (narrow way to life)

Concepts: KINGDOM (G932)
Same chapter: v.24 (doeth my sayings), v.26 (doeth them not)
Same book: Mat 5:19 (break/do commandments and kingdom), Mat 18:3 (except converted, not enter kingdom)

Concepts: RIGHTEOUSNESS (G1343), KINGDOM (G932)
Same chapter: v.10 (persecuted for righteousness sake / kingdom), v.19 (commandments/kingdom)
Same book: Mat 12:37 (justified by words), Mat 13:17 (righteous men)