"injunction, 1 Cor. 7:6, 25; 2 Cor. 8:8; a decree, Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 1:1; Tit. 1:3; authoritativeness, strictness, Tit. 2:15*"
Definition and meaning
injunction, 1 Cor. 7:6, 25; 2 Cor. 8:8; a decree, Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 1:1; Tit. 1:3; authoritativeness, strictness, Tit. 2:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπιταγή
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of epitage (G2003) across the King James Bible.
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
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Common questions
Strong's G2003 (epitage) is a Greek word that means: injunction, 1 Cor. 7:6, 25; 2 Cor. 8:8; a decree, Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 1:1; Tit. 1:3; authoritativeness, strictness, Tit. 2:15* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word epitage (G2003) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2003 is epitage, a Greek word defined as: injunction, 1 Cor. 7:6, 25; 2 Cor. 8:8; a decree, Rom. 16:26; 1 Tim. 1:1; Tit. 1:3; authoritativeness, strictness, Tit. 2:15*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epitage is a Greek word found in the New Testament.