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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ENJOIN

en-join':

Its usual sense is "to impose something," as a command, a charge or a direction. In this last sense it is used in Job 36:23, i.e. "Who hath directed?" In Esther 9:31 it means "to command"; in Philemon 1:8, "to order" or "direct."

Greek

1781. entellomai -- to enjoin, to charge, command
... to enjoin, to charge, command. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: entellomai
Phonetic Spelling: (en-tel'-lom-ahee) Short Definition: I give orders, command ...
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3853. paraggello -- to transmit a message, to order
... to command, charge. From para and the base of aggelos; to transmit a message, ie
(by implication) to enjoin -- (give in) charge, (give) command(-ment), declare. ...
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3726. horkizo -- to make (one) swear, to adjure
... adjure, charge. From horkos; to put on oath, ie Make swear; by analogy, to solemnly
enjoin -- adjure, charge. see GREEK horkos. (enorkizo) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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1690. embrimaomai -- to be moved with anger, to admonish sternly
... snort with anger); to have indignation on, ie (transitively) to blame, (intransitively)
to sigh with chagrin, (specially) to sternly enjoin -- straitly charge ...
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1989. epistello -- to send a message (by letter)
... write a letter unto. From epi and stello; to enjoin (by writing), ie (genitive case)
to communicate by letter (for any purpose) -- write (a letter, unto). ...
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4367. prostasso -- to place at, give a command
... command, bid. From pros and tasso; to arrange towards, ie (figuratively) enjoin --
bid, command. see GREEK pros. see GREEK tasso. (prosetaxen) -- 5 Occurrences. ...
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1291. diastello -- to set apart, fig. to distinguish, to charge ...
... Middle voice from dia and stello; to set (oneself) apart (figuratively, distinguish),
ie (by implication) to enjoin -- charge, that which was (give) commanded ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6965. qum -- to arise, stand up, stand
... literal, figurative, intensive and causative) -- abide, accomplish, X be clearer,
confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make ...
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6485. paqad -- to attend to, visit, muster, appoint
... appoint, X at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit,
count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack ...
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6680. tsavah -- to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command ...
... A primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give
a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger ...
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Library

What Does God Enjoin in the First Commandment?
... Lord's Day 34 Question 94 What does God enjoin in the first commandment?
What does God enjoin in the first commandment? That I, as ...
/.../various/the heidelberg catechism /question 94 what does god.htm

But Perhaps You Say, "Why did not the Apostles Enjoin These Things ...
... The Doubtful Letters Of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter XIII. But perhaps you say, "Why
did not the Apostles enjoin these things on virgins?" Because� ...
/.../life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xiii but perhaps you.htm

Of the Pharisees who Sit in the Seat of Moses, and Enjoin Things ...
... Chapter LXXV."Of the Pharisees Who Sit in the Seat of Moses, and Enjoin Things Which
They Do Not, and of the Other Words Spoken by the Lord Against These ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter lxxv of the pharisees who.htm

Philemon i. 6-Apr
... them. Ver.8. "Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin
thee that which is convenient [befitting].". Observe how ...
/.../homily ii philemon i 6-apr.htm

Pray Rather that I May Attain to Martyrdom.
... others. Now I desire that those things may be confirmed [by your conduct],
which in your instructions ye enjoin [on others]. Only ...
/.../the epistle of ignatius to the romans/chapter iii pray rather that i.htm

The Explanation of the Passage Offered by the Psychics Considered.
... to certain (individuals) he does not prescribe to all." Does it then follow, too,
that to bishops alone he does not prescribe what he does enjoin upon all; if ...
/.../tertullian/on monogamy/chapter xii the explanation of the.htm

Rule for Interpreting Commands and Prohibitions.
... figurative. If, however, it seems to enjoin a crime or vice, or to forbid
an act of prudence or benevolence, it is figurative. "Except ...
/.../chapter 16 rule for interpreting commands.htm

If the Sentence is one of Command, Either Forbidding a Crime or ...
... If, however, it seems to enjoin a crime or vice, or to forbid an act of
prudence or benevolence, it is figurative. "Except ye eat ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 24 if the sentence.htm

And all My Hope is no Where but in Thy Exceeding Great Mercy. ...
... Give what Thou enjoinest, and enjoin what Thou wilt. ... Thou enjoinest continency:
give me what Thou enjoinest, and enjoin what Thou wilt. ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xxix and all my.htm

Epistle xviii. To Peter the Subdeacon.
... Therefore we hold it necessary to enjoin your Activity by this present order to
appoint for him as much as you may see to be needful in the way of food ...
/.../gregory/the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xviii to peter the.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To urge; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

2. (v. t.) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

3. (v. t.) To join or unite.

Thesaurus

Enjoin (15 Occurrences)
...ENJOIN. en-join': Its usual sense is "to impose something," as a command, a charge
or a direction. ... Multi-Version Concordance Enjoin (15 Occurrences). ...
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Enjoined (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Enjoin. Multi-Version Concordance
Enjoined (20 Occurrences). Matthew 1:24 But Joseph, having ...
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Enjoining (1 Occurrence)
... n.) of Enjoin. ... Esther 9:21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day
of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, (See RSV). ...
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Yearly (16 Occurrences)
... Esther 9:21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth
days of the month Adar yearly, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Obliging (2 Occurrences)
... things? (DBY). Esther 9:21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth
and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly, (See NAS). ...
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Join (70 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To unite in marriage. 4. (vt) To enjoin upon; to command. 5. (vt) To accept,
or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue. ...
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Will (64996 Occurrences)
... ordain; to decree. 12. (n.) To enjoin or command, as that which is determined
by an act of volition; to direct; to order. 13. (n.) To ...
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Impose (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.;
to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute. ...
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Injoin
Injoin. Initiative, Injoin. Injunction . Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) See
Enjoin. Int. ... INJOIN. in-join'. See ENJOIN. Initiative, Injoin. Injunction . ...
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Irreproachable (6 Occurrences)
... a gift for teaching; (WEY DBY). 1 Timothy 5:7 And these things enjoin, that
they may be irreproachable. (DBY). 1 Timothy 6:14 that ...
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Bible Concordance

Enjoin (15 Occurrences)

Acts 15:5 And some of those who were of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, rose up from among them, saying that they ought to circumcise them and enjoin them to keep the law of Moses.
(DBY)

Acts 16:18 And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 7:10 But to the married I enjoin, not I, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;
(DBY)

2 Thessalonians 3:4 But we trust in the Lord as to you, that the things which we enjoin, ye both do and will do.
(DBY)

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.
(DBY)

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now such we enjoin and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.
(DBY)

1 Timothy 1:3 Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,
(DBY)

1 Timothy 4:3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
(See RSV)

1 Timothy 4:11 Enjoin and teach these things.
(DBY)

1 Timothy 5:7 And these things enjoin, that they may be irreproachable.
(DBY)

1 Timothy 6:13 I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,
(DBY)

1 Timothy 6:17 Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;
(DBY)

Philemon 1:8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Deuteronomy 32:46 He said to them, "Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you this day, which you shall command your children to observe to do, even all the words of this law.
(See RSV)

Esther 9:21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly,
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Subtopics

Enjoin

Related Terms

Enjoined (20 Occurrences)

Enjoining (1 Occurrence)

Yearly (16 Occurrences)

Obliging (2 Occurrences)

Join (70 Occurrences)

Will (64996 Occurrences)

Impose (12 Occurrences)

Injoin