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τάξις

MainId: 004915000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: τ

StrongCodes: G5010

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004915001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: τάξις
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -εως
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'τάσσω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004915001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 61.3
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Sequence
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-03-30 11:28:55
    DefinitionShort: an ordered or arranged sequence
    Glosses: ['in order', 'in a sequence']
  LEXReferences: LUKE 1:8
2. LEXID: 004915001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 62.7
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Arrange, Organize
  LEXSubDomains: Organize [of events and states]
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-03-30 11:28:55
    DefinitionShort: a proper and correct order
    Glosses: ['right order', 'good order', 'in order', 'in an orderly manner']
    Comments: In {S:05100200500036} τάξις may refer to the orderly manner in which the church at Colossae conducted its affairs or carried on its worship.
  LEXReferences: 1COR 14:40, COL 2:5
3. LEXID: 004915001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 58.21
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Nature, Class, Example
  LEXSubDomains: Class, Kind
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-03-30 11:28:55
    DefinitionShort: kind or type of entity, implying a contrast-comparison to other similar entities
    Glosses: ['kind', 'type']
    Comments: It is possible that τάξις in {S:05800500600026} refers to a kind of priest on the basis of being in a particular grouping or order of priests, but there seems to be no reference to any higher rank or position.
  LEXReferences: HEB 5:6, HEB 5:10, HEB 6:20, HEB 7:11, HEB 7:11, HEB 7:17