Decree (Noun and Verb)
Decree (Noun and Verb)
transliterated in English, primarily denoted “an opinion or judgment” (from dokeo, “to be of opinion”), hence, an “opinion expressed with authority, a doctrine, ordinance, decree;” “decree,” Luk 2:1; Act 16:4; Act 17:7; in the sense of ordinances, Eph 2:15; Col 2:14. See ORDINANCE.
Note: Krino, “to determine,” is translated “hath decreed” in 1Co 7:37, AV; RV, “hath determined.”