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It is used to describe both civil and religious regulations. The term implies a formal and binding decision or rule that is to be followed by those under its jurisdiction.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, "dogma" was commonly used to refer to official decrees issued by rulers or governing bodies. These decrees were considered binding and carried the weight of law. In a Jewish context, "dogma" could also refer to religious ordinances or traditions that were upheld by the community. The use of "dogma" in the New Testament reflects both the civil and religious authority structures of the time.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1380.htm">dokeó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an opinion, (a public) decree<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>decree (1), decrees (3), ordinances (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1378: δόγμα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δόγμα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δογματος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (from <span class="greek2">δοκέω</span>, and equivalent to <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">δεδογμενον</span>), <span class="accented">an opinion, a judgment</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others), <span class="accented">doctrine, decree, ordinance</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> of public <span class="accented">decrees</span> (as <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πόλεως</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. 1, p. 644 d.; of the Roman Senate (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 6, 13, 2); <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, 7, 10, 8 (5, Bekker edition)): of rulers, <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-1.htm">Luke 2:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/17-7.htm">Acts 17:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-23.htm">Hebrews 11:23</a> Lachmann (<span class="manuref">Theod.</span> in <a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-13.htm">Daniel 2:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-10.htm">Daniel 3:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-3.htm">Daniel 4:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-13.htm">Daniel 6:13</a>, etc. — where the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> uses other words). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> of the rules and requirements of the law of Moses, 3Macc. 1:3; <span class="greek2">διατήρησις</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἁγίων</span> <span class="greek2">δογμάτων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, alleg. legg. i., § 16; carrying a suggestion of severity, and of threatened punishment, <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">νόμον</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐντολῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">δογμασι</span>, the law containing precepts in the form of decrees (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">the law of commandments</span> contained <span class="accented">in ordinances</span>), <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-15.htm">Ephesians 2:15</a>; <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">καθ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="greek2">χειρόγραφον</span> <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">δογμασι</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">δογμασι</span> (dative of instrument) by <span class="greek2">ὄν</span> <span class="greek2">καθ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμῶν</span>, the bond against us by its decrees, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-14.htm">Colossians 2:14</a>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 31, 10 Note 1 (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 92 (80); on both passages see <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on Colossians, the passage cited). <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> of certain decrees of the apostles relative to right living: <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-4.htm">Acts 16:4</a>. (Of all the precepts of the Christian religion: <span class="greek2">βεβαιωθῆναι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">δόγμασιν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κυρίου</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀποστόλων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Ignatius</span> ad Magnes. 13, 1 [ET]; of the precepts (`sentences' or tenets) of philosophers, in the later secular writings: <span class="abbreviation">Cicero</span>, acad. 2, 9, 27<span class="latin">de suis decretis, quae philosophi vocant dogmata.</span>) (On the use of the word in general, see <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> as above; (cf. '<span class="abbreviation">Teaching</span>' etc. 11, 3 [ET]).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>decree, ordinance. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/1380.htm">dokeo</a>; a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical) -- decree, ordinance. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1380.htm">dokeo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δογμα δόγμα δόγμασι δογμασιν δόγμασιν δογματα δόγματα δόγματί δογματων δογμάτων dogma dógma dogmasin dógmasin dogmata dógmata dogmaton dogmatōn dogmáton dogmátōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκείναις ἐξῆλθεν <b>δόγμα</b> παρὰ Καίσαρος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> days <span class="itali">a decree</span> went<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that there went out <span class="itali">a decree</span> from<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> those went out <span class="itali">a decree</span> from Ceasar<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φυλάσσειν τὰ <b>δόγματα</b> τὰ κεκριμένα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they were delivering <span class="itali">the decrees</span> which had been decided<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them <span class="itali">the decrees</span> for to keep,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to keep the <span class="itali">decrees</span> decided on<p><b><a href="/text/acts/17-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 17:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπέναντι τῶν <b>δογμάτων</b> Καίσαρος πράσσουσι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> contrary <span class="itali">to the decrees</span> of Caesar,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> contrary <span class="itali">to the decrees</span> of Caesar,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/17-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> contrary to the <span class="itali">decrees</span> of Ceasar do<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐντολῶν ἐν <b>δόγμασιν</b> καταργήσας ἵνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of commandments <span class="itali">[contained] in ordinances,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [contained] in <span class="itali">ordinances;</span> for to<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of commandments in <span class="itali">decrees</span> having annulled that<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χειρόγραφον τοῖς <b>δόγμασιν</b> ὃ ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out the certificate of debt <span class="itali">consisting of decrees</span> against<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the handwriting <span class="itali">of ordinances</span> that was against<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> handwriting in the <span class="itali">decrees</span> which was<p><b><a href="/greek/1378.htm">Strong's Greek 1378</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1378.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/dogma_1378.htm">δόγμα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dogmasin_1378.htm">δόγμασιν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dogmata_1378.htm">δόγματα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dogmato_n_1378.htm">δογμάτων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1377.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1377"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1377" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1379.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1379"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1379" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>