statute

Found 35 times in the King James Bible

H2708 Hebrew
G1345 Greek

English Definition

{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

חֻקָּה

Transliteration

chuqqâh

Strong's Reference H2708

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

δικαίωμα

Transliteration

mishpâṭ

Strong's Reference G1345
Greek Meaning

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or pr...

"Statute" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H2708, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G1345. Context determines which original word is being used.

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