ἐντολ-ή, ἡ,
injunction, order, command, frequently in plural, orders, commands, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 177, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.22, 3.147, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 12, etc.; ἐντολαὶ θεοῦ NT.1Cor.7.19 ] NT+5th c.BC+]; ἐντολὰς δοῦναι Decrees cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.75; ἐντολὴν ἐπιτελέειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.157 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; royal ordinance, [[ PTeb. 6.10 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; θεῖαι ἐ., of Imperial ordinances, [[ “SIG” 888.51 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἀπ᾽ ἐντολῆς by proxy, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pr.Im.” 16.] Refs 2nd c.AD+] —Rare in Trag. and _Attic dialect_ Prose.