decrees

σπουδή, ῆς, ἡ (s. three prec. entries; Hom.+)

① swiftness of movement or action, haste, speed μετὰ σπουδῆς in haste, in a hurry (Appian, Iber. 27 §105; 28 §110; Polyb. 1, 27, 8; Herodian 3, 4, 1; 6, 4, 3; PTebt 315, 8 [II A.D.]; Ex 12:11; Wsd 19:2; JosAs 28:8 cod. A [p. 83, 9 Bat.]; Jos., Ant. 7, 223) Mk 6:25; Lk 1:39 (BHospodar, CBQ 18, ’56, 14–18 [‘seriously’]); MPol 8:3 v.l.

② earnest commitment in discharge of an obligation or experience of a relationship, eagerness, earnestness, diligence, willingness, zeal oft. in Gr-Rom. lit. and ins. of extraordinary commitment to civic and religious responsibilities, which were freq. intertwined, and also of concern for personal moral excellence or optimum devotion to the interests of others (IMagnMai 53, 61; 85, 12 and 16; s. Thieme, p. 31; Larfeld I 499f; Danker, Benefactor 320f; Herm. Wr. 2, 17 σπουδὴ εὐσεβεστάτη; Jos., Ant. 13, 245; Just., D. 9, 3; Mel., HE 4, 26, 13) Ro 12:11; 2 Cor 7:11; 8:7, 8 (subj. gen.). μετὰ σπουδῆς diligently, attentively (Ps.-Aristot., De Mundo 1; SIG 611, 5; UPZ 110, 131 [164 B.C.]; 3 Macc 5:24, 27; Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 42) Dg 12:1. Also ἐν σπ. Ro 12:8. σπ. ὑπέρ τινος good will toward, devotion for someone (cp. Philo, Leg. ad Gai. 242) 2 Cor 7:12; 8:16. ἐνδείκνυσθαι σπουδὴν πρός τι show earnestness in someth. Hb 6:11 (cp. Philo, Somn. 2, 67; Jos., Ant. 12, 134; Ath. 3, 2). σπουδὴν πᾶσαν παρεισενέγκαντες ἐπιχορηγήσατε make every effort to add 2 Pt 1:5 (πᾶσα σπ., a freq. formulation in civic decrees [s. the indexes in various ins. corpora]; also, inter alia, PTebt I, 33, 18f; Philo, Leg. ad Gai. 338, Sacr. Abel. 68); πᾶσαν σπ. ποιεῖσθαι (s. ποιέω 7a) be very eager w. inf. foll. (Philostrat., Ep. 1) Jd 3; πᾶσαν εἰσήγησε (=εἰσήγησαι) σπουδὴν παραγενέσθαι ἐνθάδε make every effort to come here AcPlCor 1:16. σπουδὴ τοῦ συλληφθῆναι τοιοῦτον ἄνδρα MPol 7:2.—DELG s.v. σπεύδω. M-M. TW. Spicq.

στέφανος, ου, ὁ (s. next entry; Hom.+)

① a wreath made of foliage or designed to resemble foliage and worn by one of high status or held in high regard, wreath, crown. Hs 8, 2, 1ab. Jesus’ ‘crown of thorns’ Mt 27:29; Mk 15:17; J 19:2, 5; GPt 3:8 (on the crowning w. thorns and mocking of Jesus s. FCumont, AnalBoll 16, 1897, 3ff; LParmentier, Le roi des Saturnales: RevPhilol, n.s. 21, 1897, 143ff; PWendland, Jesus als Saturnalienkönig: Her 33, 1898, 175–79; WPaton, ZNW 2, 1901, 339–41; SReinach, Le roi supplicié: L’Anthropologie 33, 1902, 621ff; HReich, D. König m. der Dornenkrone 1905 [=NJklA 13, 1904, 705–33]; HVollmer, ZNW 6, 1905, 194–98, 8, 1907, 320f, Jesus u. das Sacäenopfer 1905; KLübeck, Die Dornenkrönung Christi 1906; JGeffcken, Her 41, 1906, 220–29; KKastner, Christi Dornenkrönung u. Verspottung durch die röm. Soldateska: BZ 6, 1908, 378–92, ibid. 9, 1911, 56; TBirt, PJ 137,1909, 92–104; HAllroggen, Die Verspottung Christi: ThGl 1, 1909, 689–708; HZimmern, Zum Streit um die Christusmythe 1910, 38ff, Verh. d. Sächs. Ges. d. W., phil.-Hist. Kl. 70, 5, 1918, Pauly-W. second ser. II 1, 208; LRadermacher, ARW 28, 1930, 31–35; RDelbrueck, Antiquarisches zu den Verspottungen Jesu: ZNW 41, ’42, 124–45). On the wreath for the winner of an athletic contest (Aelian, VH 9, 31; TestJob 4:10; Tat. 11, 1; 23, 1; on the socio-cultural context s. APapathomas, NTS 43, ’97, 225–33), cp. the imagery relating to a heavenly reward 1 Cor 9:25; 2 Cl 7:3 (s. 3 below).—Apart from recognition of athletes and winners of various kinds of competitions, in the Gr-Rom. world the awarding of a crown or wreath signified appreciation for exceptional contributions to the state or groups within it (s. the indexes in ins corpora, and lit. cited at the end of this entry; cp. SEG XXXII, 809, 3f). The recipients were usually public officials or civic-minded pers. serving at their own expense (s. New Docs 7, 240 and the entries beginning λειτουργ-; s. MBlech below). In Rv the (golden) crown is worn by beings of high rank (divine beings w. a golden crown: PGM 4, 698; 1027; the high priest w. the στ. χρύσεος: Jos., Ant. 3, 172; the king 17, 197; MParca, ASP 31, ’91, 41–44 on the radiant crown in antiquity [cp. PKöln VI, 245, 14]): by the 24 elders 4:4, 10 (perh. the gold crowns or wreaths of the 24 elders simply belong to the usual equipment of those who accompany a divine figure. Cp. Athen. 5, 197f the triumphal procession of Dionysus with 40 σάτυροι wearing golden wreaths; also the whole fantastic procession here described; s. also MGuarducci, Epigraphica 35, ’73, 7–23; 39, ’77, 140–42); also by the Human One (Son of Man) 14:14 (who at 19:12 wears the real head-dress of the ruler [s. διάδημα]. But s. 2 Km 12:30; 1 Ch 20:2; SSol 3:11); s. also 6:2; 9:7; 12:1 (στεφ. ἀστέρων δώδεκα, s. Boll. 99). In 1 Cor 9:25 ς. does double duty, first in ref. to an earthly crown and then to a heavenly one (cp. 2 Cl 7:3 and s. 3 below).—Ign. refers metaph. to the presbytery as ἀξιόπλοκος πνευματικὸς στέφανος a worthily-woven spiritual wreath IMg 13:1, but this pass. belongs equally in 2.

② that which serves as adornment or source of pride, adornment, pride, fig. ext. of 1 (Lycurgus 50 of brave Hellenes who died in behalf of freedom and whose ‘souls are the ς. of the homeland’; Hom., Epigr. 13, 1 ἀνδρὸς μὲν στέφανος παῖδες; Eur., Iphig. Aul. 193 Αἴας τᾶς Σαλαμῖνος στέφ.; Pr 12:4; 17:6.—Expr. denoting tender love: HSwoboda et al., Denkmäler aus Lykaonien etc. 1935 p. 78, no. 168) of the Philippians χαρὰ καὶ στέφανός μου Phil 4:1. (χαρὰ ἢ) στέφανος καυχήσεως prize to be proud of (Goodsp.; cp. Pr 16:31) 1 Th 2:19. S. IMg 13:1 at 1 above, end.

③ award or prize for exceptional service or conduct, prize, reward fig. (LXX; ApcEsdr 6:17, 21 p. 31, 26 and 31 Tdf.; as symbol of victory ANock, ClR 38, 1924, 108 n. 11). In 1 Cor 9:25 (ref. to incorruptibility) and 2 Cl 7:3 (s. 1 above) the ref. to crown or wreath is strongly felt, but in the pass. that follow the imagery of the wreath becomes less and less distinct, yet without loss of its primary significance as a symbol of exceptional merit (Ael. Aristid. 27, 36 K.=16 p. 397 D.: τῶν ἀθανάτων στ.; PSI 405, 3 [III B.C.]; Danker, Benefactor 468–71). Obj. gen. τ. δικαιοσύνης for righteousness (recognition of uprightness is a common topic in Gr-Rom. decrees; s. δικαιοσύνη 3a; on the implied exceptional character of the wearer of a crown s. LDeubner, De incubatione capitula duo, 1899, 26) 2 Ti 4:8 (on posthumous award s. New Docs 2, 50; cp. Soph., Phil. 1421f of glory after suffering). W. epexegetical gen. (this is the sense of στ. δικαιοσύνης EpArist 280; TestLevi 8:2) ὁ στέφ. τῆς ζωῆς (s. ζωή 2bβ) Js 1:12; Rv 2:10; cp. 3:11; ὁ τῆς ἀφθαρσίας στ. MPol 17:1; 19:2; ὁ ἀμαράντινος τῆς δόξης στ. 1 Pt 5:4 (cp. Jer 13:18 στ. δόξης; La 2:15; cp. 1QS 4:7; 1QH 9:25; τῆς βασιλείας στ. Hippol., Ref. 9, 17, 4).—ἐλευθέριος στ. AcPl Ha 2, 31.—MBlech, Studien zum Kranz bei den Griechen 1982 (lit.).—Schürer III/1 103f, n. 60 (lit). Pauly-W. XI 1588–1607; Kl. Pauly III 324f; BHHW II 999f.—New Docs 2, 50. DELG s.v. στέφω. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

ἀπέναντι (s. ἔναντι; Polyb. 1, 86, 3+; pap since III B.C. [PPetr II, 17 (3), 3; s. Mayser 242; 457]; ins since II B.C. [Priene]; LXX; TestJob 34:5; JosAs 24:19; ApcMos 29; JWackernagel, Hellenistica 1907, 3ff).

① in a position that faces against an object or other position, opposite

ⓐ as adv. σταθεὶς … ἀπέν[αντι πρὸς ἀνατολάς προσηύ]ξατο Paul stood facing east and prayed AcPl Ha 10, 21 (κατέναντι Aa I 115, 13); [καὶ ἀπέ]ναντι ἱστήκει = εἱστήκει (the light-bearer) stood opposite 3, 30.

ⓑ used as prep. w. gen. opposite someone or someth.

α. strictly of place (Diod S 18, 34, 6 ἀ. τῆς Μέμφεως) καθήμεναι ἀ. τοῦ τάφου opposite the tomb Mt 27:61; cp. Mk 12:41 v.l. and Mt 21:2 v.l. (SIG 756, 17f ἀ. τῆς εἰσόδου; PGrenf I, 21, 14; Jdth 3:9; 7:3, 18); before, in the presence of someone (cp. 1 Macc 6:32) ἀ. τοῦ ὄχλου before the crowd Mt 27:24 v.l. (for κατέναντι); ἀ. πάντων ὑμῶν Ac 3:16. ἀ. Ἀρτεμύλλας AcPl Ha 3, 11. βλέπω ἀ. μου I see before me Hv 2, 1, 3.

β. fig. ἀ. τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν before their eyes (לְנֶגֶד עֵנָיו)=with them Ro 3:18 (Ps 13:3; 35:2). ἀ. τ. ὀ. μου (cp. Sir 27:23)=so that I see it 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:16); cp. Pol 6:2.

② marker of hostility or strong opposition, against, contrary to (Sir 37:4) ἀ. τῶν δογμάτων Καίσαρος πράσσειν act contrary to the decrees of Caesar Ac 17:7.—DELG s.v. ἄντα 2. M-M.

ἐντολή, ῆς, ἡ (s. ἐντέλλω; Pind., Hdt.+; also Mel., P. 7, 48; 48, 343)

① an order authorizing a specific action, writ, warrant, perh. J 11:57 (ἐντολὰς διδόναι ἵνα, as OGI 441, 59 [81 B.C.]).

② a mandate or ordinance, command

ⓐ of commands by pers. in high position (JRS 66 ’76, 106–31, line 31 [18–19 A.D.] by a legate of Tiberius): father (Tob 4:19) Lk 15:29. Apostles Ac 17:15; Col 4:10. Judean-type (s. Ἰουδαϊκός and Ἰουδαῖος 2) instruction of a sectarian nature and without divine sanction ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων Tit 1:14. Papias (2:3) distinguishes ἀλλοτρίας ἐ. from the Lord’s instruction.

ⓑ of commands given by divine authorities (cp. SIG 888, 51 [238 A.D.] of imperial decrees: ταῖς θείαις ἐντολαῖς).

α. of commandments of OT law.

א.. The sg. takes in all the commandments as the law (4 Macc 13:15; 16:24) κατὰ τ. ἐντολήν according to the law Lk 23:56; cp. Ro 7:8ff; Hb 7:18; 9:19. κατὰ νόμον ἐντολῆς σαρκίνης acc. to a legal system which demands that one meets a (specific) physical standard (i.e. Levitical descent) 7:16; Mt. 15:6 v.l. (for λόγον). In contrast to God’s ἐ. is the παράδοσις of the Pharisees 15:3; cp. Mk 7:8f.

ב.. More freq. the pl. stands for the totality of legal ordinances (Epict. 4, 7, 17 ἔγνωκα τοῦ θεοῦ τὰς ἐντολάς; SEG VIII, 170, 5; Just., D. 10, 3; Orig., C. Cels. 1, 4, 13; Theoph. Ant. 3, 11 [p. 226, 28]) Mt 5:19; 19:17; Mk 10:19; Lk 1:6 (also s. β below); 18:20.

ג.. of specific commandments Mt 22:36, 38 (cp. EpArist 228 ὁ θεὸς πεποίηται ἐ. μεγίστην.—HHunt, The Great Commandment: ET 56, ’44, 82f; CBurchard, Das doppelte Liebesgebot, JJeremias Festschr., ’70, 39–62.—Just., D. 40, 1 αὕτη ἡ ἐ. al. παραβᾶται τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐντολῆς [of Adam and Eve] Did., Gen. 84, 27), 40; Mk 10:5; 12:28, 31; Ro 13:9; Eph 6:2; B 7:3; 9:5. ὁ νόμος τῶν ἐντολῶν Eph 2:15.—Of Levites ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαόν they have the legal right to take tithes from the people Hb 7:5.

β. of divine commandments gener. (Julian, Caesares 336c: Mithras gave ἐντολαί to his initiates), as they concern people Lk 1:6 (also s. αב above); 1 Cor 7:19; 1J 3:22–24; ISm 8:1. λαμβάνειν 2J 4. φυλάσσειν observe (Jos., Ant. 7, 384) B 4:11. τηρεῖν 1J 5:3; Rv 12:17; 14:12. ποιεῖν 1J 5:2. ἐ. καινήν … παλαιάν 1J 2:7f; 2J 5. ἐ. ἔχομεν… ἵνα 1J 4:21; cp. 2J 5. κατορθώσασθαι τὰς ἐ. τοῦ κυρίου preserve the Lord’s commandments Hv 3, 5, 3. αἱ ἐ. αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν 1J 5:3. περιπατεῖν κατὰ τὰς ἐ. αὐτοῦ 2J 6.

γ. of God’s commands to Christ J 10:18 (λαμβάνειν as Jos., Bell. 4, 498); 12:49f; 14:31 v.l.; 15:10b; B 6:1.

δ. of the precepts of Jesus J 13:34; 14:15, 21; 15:10a, 12 (w. ἵνα foll.); 1 Cor 14:37; Rv 22:14 v.l.; 2 Cl 3:4; 6:7; 17:3. Applied to God as well as Christ τὰς ἐ. αὐτοῦ 1J 2:3f. Of the commands in the Sermon on the Mount 1 Cl 13:3. ποιεῖν τὰς ἐντολάς μου 2 Cl 4:5 (fr. an unknown gospel). ἐ. Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 17:6 (cp. κατὰ τὴν ἐ. τοῦ Ἰησοῦ Orig., C. Cels. 6, 7, 29); IEph 9:2; cp. Pol 2:2; IRo ins; φυλάσσειν τὰς ἐ. τοῦ κυρίου observe the Lord’s commandments 2 Cl 8:4 (cp. Just., D. 134, 4 τοὺς φυλάσσοντας τὰς ἐ. αὐτοῦ).

ε. of commands of the angel of repentance Hv 5:5; Hs 10, 3, 4 (Gk. text from POxy 404, 17); cp. the title of the second part: ἐντολαί, also m 1:2; 2:7 al.

ζ. of God’s expectation of Christians, with special ref. to their ethical decisions ἐντολή 1 Ti 6:14; 2 Pt 2:21. ἡ τ. ἀποστόλων ὑμῶν ἐ. τοῦ κυρίου κ. σωτῆρος the command of the Lord and Savior (given) through your apostles 3:2; cp. ITr 13:2.—DELG s.v. τέλλω. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

ἐπαινέω fut. ἐπαινέσω; 1 aor. ἐπῄνεσα; 1 fut. pass. ἐπαινεσθήσομαι LXX (s. next entry; Hom.+; ins [esp. in honorific decrees], pap, LXX, EpArist; JosAs 24:11; Philo, Joseph., Test12Patr; Tat.; Ath. 15, 2) to express one’s admiration for or approval of a pers., object, or event, praise τινά someone (Jos., Vi. 232 ἐμέ; 279; Tat.; Ath. 15, 2) 1 Cor 11:22a; IMg 12; ISm 5:2; MPol 4. ἑαυτὸν ἐ. praise oneself Hs 9, 22, 2. τὶ someth. (Aelian, VH 2, 12; Jos., Ant. 14, 293 τ. ἔργον; Ar. 13, 7; Just., D 2:5) 1 Cl 33:6. Abs. 1 Cor 11:22b, unless ὑμᾶς is to be supplied, cp. ibid. a. W. acc. and ὅτι foll. praise someone because or in that Lk 16:8 (s. the lit. on οἰκονόμος 1; JDerrett, NTS 7, ’60/61, 210 n. 3 ‘sanction’); 1 Cor 11:2. τοῦτο … οὐκ ἐπαινῶ ὅτι this is someth. I cannot praise (approve of), namely that 11:17 (for the sense ‘approve of’: Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 14 §49; Ael. Aristid. 24, 22 K.=44 p. 831 D.; Aelian, Fgm. 235 p. 263, 17 τὸ θεῖον οὐκ ἐπῄνει τὰ ὑπὸ τ. βασιλέως πραττόμενα. Oft. Philostrat. [Schmid IV 294]; Jos., Ant. 14, 293. Other exx. in AFridrichsen, Horae Soederblomianae I/1, ’44, 28–32. On the contrast between what can be commanded and what cannot cp. SIG 22, 10–26.). Pass. ἡ γῆ τοῦ Ἰακὼβ ἐπαινουμένη παρὰ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν praised above every land B 11:9 (quot. fr. an unknown prophet). Also in relig. usage: praise God (Philo) Ro 15:11 (Ps 116:1 v.l.); GJs 8:1.—DELG s.v. αἶνος. M-M. TW.

ἐπιτελέω fut. ἐπιτελέσω; 1 aor. ἐπετέλεσα. Pass.: 1 fut. ἐπιτελεσθήσομαι LXX; aor. ἐπετελέσθην (Hdt.+; freq. in civic decrees).

① to finish someth. begun, end, bring to an end, finish (1 Km 3:12; 1 Esdr 4:55; 6:27) τὶ someth. Ro 15:28; Phil 1:6; 2 Cor 8:6, 11a. Abs. vs. 11b. So also Gal 3:3, either as mid.: you have begun in the Spirit; will you now end in the flesh? or, less prob., as pass. will you be made complete in the flesh? w. ref. to the Judaizers.

② to bring about a result according to plan or objective, complete, accomplish, perform, bring about (IMagnMai 17, 25) τὶ someth. πάντα (1 Esdr 8:16) 1 Cl 1:3; 2:8; 48:4. πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν 33:1 (POslo 137, 9 [III A.D.] ἐ. τὰ καθήκοντα ἔργα). τὰ ἀνήκοντα τῇ βουλήσει 35:5 (PTebt 294, 11 τὰ τῇ προφητείᾳ προσήκοντα ἐπιτελεῖν). τά διατασσόμενα carry out the commands or instructions (PGM 4, 1539f τ. ἐντολάς) 37:2f; cp. 40:1f. τ. λειτουργίαν perform a service (Philo, Somn. 1, 214; s. below for this t.t., frequently used in recognition of civic-minded pers., and s. lit. s.v. λειτουργέω 2) 1 Cl 20:10; Lk 13:32 v.l. τὰς θεραπείας GJs 20:2 (not pap). τὰ κυνήγια the animal-combat AcPl Ha 3, 4. ἁγιωσύνην bring about sanctification 2 Cor 7:1 (cp. EpArist 133 κακίαν; 166 ἀκαθαρσίαν). τὴν σκηνήν erect the tent, i.e. carry out specifications for construction of a tent Hb 8:5 (s. Ex. 26). Esp. of the performance of rituals and ceremonies (Hdt. et al.; SIG 1109, 111 ἐ. τὰς λιτουργίας; UPZ 43, 20 [162/161 B.C.]; 106, 21 [99 B.C.]; PTebt 292, 20f; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 70, 9–11; EpArist 186; Philo, Ebr. 129; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 118) τ. λατρείας ἐ. perform the rituals (Philo, Somn. 1, 214) Hb 9:6. θυσίας bring sacrifices (Hdt. 2, 63; 4, 26; Diod S 17, 115, 6; Herodian 1, 5, 2; SIG index; IPriene 108, 27; JosAs 2:5; Philo, Somn. 1, 215; Jos., Ant. 4, 123; 9, 273; POxy 2782, 6–8 [II/III A.D.]) Dg 3:5. The pass. (IMagnMai 17, 25f) in this sense 1 Cl 40:3. τὴν ἡμέραν γενέθλιον ἐ. celebrate the birthday MPol 18:2 (Epici p. 39, 19f B.=p. 18, 3 K. γάμους ἐπετέλεσεν; Ammonius, Vi. Aristot. p. 11, 23 Westerm. ἑορτὴν ἐ.).—Mid. (=act., as Polyb. 1, 40, 16; 2, 58, 10; Diod S 3, 57, 4 πρᾶξιν ἐπιτελέσασθαι) γυναῖκες ἐπετελέσαντο ἀνδρεῖα women have performed heroic deeds 1 Cl 55:3.

③ to cause someth. to happen as fulfillment of an objective or purpose, fulfill (PsSol 6:6 πᾶν αἴτημα; Lucian, Charon 6 τ. ὑπόσχεσιν) of a saying of scripture, pass. 1 Cl 3:1. Apparently in ref. to divine purpose lay someth. upon someone, accomplish someth. in the case of someone τινί τι (Pla., Leg. 10, 910d δίκην τινί) pass. τὰ αὐτὰ τῶν παθημάτων τῇ ἀδελφότητι ἐπιτελεῖσθαι the same kinds of sufferings are laid upon the fellowship or are accomplished in the case of the fellowship 1 Pt 5:9.—DELG s.v. τέλο. M-M. TW.

ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε (Hom.+; ins, pap [s. Rydbeck 88–97, w. critique of Mayser and Bl-D. on alleged rarity in pap]; LXX [Thackeray p. 191]; En 106:16; TestSol; TestAbr A 8 p. 85, 15 [Stone p. 18]; TestJob, GrBar; ApcMos 22; EpArist 28; Philo; Jos., Ant. 10, 113; apolog.) demonstrative pron. (Schwyzer II 209f; B-D-F §289; Rob. 696f [on needed correction of the two last s. Rydbeck above])

① a ref. to an entity viewed as present or near in terms of the narrative context, this

ⓐ w. ref. to what follows (so predom.), esp. in the formula τάδε λέγει this is what … says (introductory formula in the decrees of the Persian kings: Hdt. 1, 69, 2 al.; IMagnMai 115, 4 [=SIG 22, s. editor’s note]; Ps.-Pla., Alcib. II, 12, 14c τ. λ. Ἄμμων; Jos., Ant. 11, 26. In the OT freq. as an introduction to prophetic utterance [Thackeray p. 11]; so also [after LXX] TestAbr A 8 p. 85, 15 [Stone p. 18]; TestJob 4:3; 7:9; GrBar and ApcMos 22 τάδε λέγει Κύριος. Also in wills: PGiss 36, 10 [161 B.C.] τάδε λέγει γυνὴ Ἐλληνὶς Ἀμμωνία; GRudberg, Eranos 11, 1911, 170–79; Mussies 180. As introd. to a letter Nicol. Dam.: 90 Fgm. 5 p. 336, 22 Jac. Cp. GGerhard, Unters. z. Gesch. d. gr. Briefes: I, D. Anfangsformel, diss. Hdlbg 1903) Ac 21:11; Rv 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14; B 6:8; 9:2 (Jer 7:3), 5 (Jer 4:3); cp. IPhld 7:2.

ⓑ w. ref. to what precedes (Soph., Hdt. et al.; Aelian, NA 4, 15 p. 85, 28; 9, 63 p. 241, 11; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 218, 25; 271, 3 al.; Jos., Ant. 17, 2; 19; Just., A II, 5, 3) γυνή τις … καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφή she had a sister Lk 10:39 (cp. Gen 25:24; 38:27; Judg 11:37 B; MJohannessohn, ZVS 66, ’39, p. 184, 7); 16:25 v.l. (Marcion; s. Zahn, Gesch. des ntl. Kanons II/2, 1892, 480) ἥδε ἀπεκρίθη 1 Cl 12:4.

ⓒ w. ref. to time as present context (Just., A I, 45, 6, A II, 12, 6) ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ ἕως τῆσδε τῆς ἡμέρας from Adam to the present 1 Cl 50:3. ἐν τῇδε τῇ ἐπιστολῇ in this letter (the one I’m writing) 63:2.

② a ref. to an entity not specified, such and such εἰς τήνδε τὴν πόλιν into this or that city, into such and such a city Js 4:13 (Eur., Orestes 508 et al.; τήνδε for Att. τὴν δεῖνα or τὴν καὶ τήν Epict. 1, 12, 28 [the two forms side by side]; not strictly a vernacular expression, pace MDibelius/HGreeven, Hermeneia Comm. ’76 ad loc; s. Rydbeck 96f. Cp. Cyr. Scyth. p. 207, 20 τῆσδε τῆς πόλεως; 185, 13; Plut., Mor. 623e τήνδε τὴν ἡμέραν [W-S. §23, 1c note 2; B-D-F §289; Rob. 696f.—The same expr. in Appian, Liby. 108 §510 and Ael. Aristid. 46 p. 384 D.]; τόνδε τὸν ἄνθρωπον [Hierocles 11, 439]; τόδε ‘this and that’ [B-D-F loc. cit.; also Plut., Mor. 168d; SIG² 737, 62]; τοῦδέ τινος = τοῦ δεῖνος [PMich 154, 24—c. 300 A.D.]; cp. the Mod. Gk. use of ὁ τάδε(ς) = ὁ δεῖνα [KBrugmann, Die Demonstrativpronomina: ASG[Leipz] 22, 1904, 133 note]; JWackernagel, Syntax I² 1928, 108). ὅδε is also found as v.l. Ac 15:23.—Rydbeck, 88–99.—DELG. M-M, but s. Rydbeck.