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Koine Greek wordlink #145214

SR GNT Heb 11:23 διάταγμα (diatagma) ‘not they were afraid of the edict of the king’ Strongs=12970 Lemma=diatagma^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form διάταγμα (N-ANS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘διάταγμα’ (N-ANS) is always and only glossed as ‘edict’.

Heb 11:23 ‘not they were afraid of the edict of the king’ SR GNT Heb 11:23 word 21

OET-LV: 23 By _faith Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh), having _been _born, was _hidden for _three _month by the fathers of _him, because they _saw beautiful the little _child was, and not they _were _afraid of _the edict of _the king. (HEB_11:23)

OET-RV: 23 By faith when Mosheh was born, his parents hid him for three months when they saw how he was such a beautiful baby, and they weren’t afraid to disobey the king’s ruling. (HEB 11:23)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘diatagma’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun ANS=accusative,neuter,singular