"order, regular disposition, arrangement; order, series, succession, Lk. 1:8; an order, distinctive class, as of priests, Heb. 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11(2x), 17; order, good order, 1 Cor. 14:40; orderliness, well-regulated conduct, Col. 2:5*"
Definition and meaning
order, regular disposition, arrangement; order, series, succession, Lk. 1:8; an order, distinctive class, as of priests, Heb. 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11(2x), 17; order, good order, 1 Cor. 14:40; orderliness, well-regulated conduct, Col. 2:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: τάξις
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 taxis (G5010) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Let all things be done decently and in order.
For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood,(for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
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Common questions
Strong's G5010 (taxis) is a Greek word that means: order, regular disposition, arrangement; order, series, succession, Lk. 1:8; an order, distinctive class, as of priests, Heb. 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11(2x), 17; order, good order, 1 Cor. 14:40; orderliness,... It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word taxis (G5010) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5010 is taxis, a Greek word defined as: order, regular disposition, arrangement; order, series, succession, Lk. 1:8; an order, distinctive class, as of priests, Heb. 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11(2x),. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
taxis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.