order

Greek Noun Female

τάξις, -εως, ἡ (τάσσω), [in LXX: Job.38:12 (מָקוֹם), Psa.110:4 (דִּבְרָה), 2Ma.9:18, al;] 1) an arranging, hence, in military sense, disposition of an army, battle array (Thuc, al.). 2) arrangement, order (Plat, al): Luk.1:8. 3) due order: Col.2:5 (ICC, in l); κατὰ τάξιν, 1Co.14:40. 4) office, order (for exx, see MM, xxiv): Heb.5:6 (LXX), Heb.5:6 6:20 7:11, 17 " (LXX). (AS)

order

Greek Noun Female

τάξις, εως, Ionic dialect ιος, ἡ, (τάσσω) arranging, arrangement: I) in military sense: I.1) drawing up in rank and file, order or disposition of an army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἀμφὶ τάξεις rules for it, tactics, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) battle array, order of battle, κατὰ τάξιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τάξιν καθίστασθαι, ἀνάγειν,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵνα μὴ διασπασθείη ἡ τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ships, ἀποπλῶσαι ἐκ τῆς τάξιος [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.3) a single rank or line of soldiers, ἐπὶ τάξιας ὀλίγας γίγνεσθαι to be drawn up a few lines deep, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.4) body of soldiers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially at Athens, the quota of infantry furnished by each φυλή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but frequently of smaller bodies, company, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of ships, squadron, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, band, company, φιλία γὰρ ἥδε τ, of the chorus, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] I.4.b) especially a contingent of [Refs]men, [Refs 1st c.BC+] I.4.c) in late Gr, membership of the militia palatina (compare ταξεώτης), [Refs 4th c.AD+] I.5) post or place in the line of battle, ἀξιεύμεθα ταύτης τῆς τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μένειν ἐν τῇ ἑωυτοῦ τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκλιπόντας τὴν τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λείπειν τὴν τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἡγεμὼν ἔξω τάξεων officer on the unattached list, [Refs]; so οἱ ἔξω τάξεως staff-officers, aides-de-camp, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II) generally, arrangement, order, ἡμερῶν τ. εἰς μηνῶν περιόδους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ τῶν ὅλων τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; disposition, τῆς ψυχῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Rhet, disposition, opposed to λέξις, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὕστερον τῇ τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν τ. εἶναι, ={μένειν}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; different from θέσις or mere position, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. θέσεως is uncertain reading in 16.709); ἡ κατὰ τ. τινὰ βασιλεία, opposed to ἀόριστος τυραννίς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; καὶ τοῦτο κατὰ τ, ἕως. and so on, until, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.2) order, regularity, εἰς τ. ἄγειν ἐκ τῆς ἀταξίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὔτε νόμος οὔτε τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τάξιν ἔχειν to be regular, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν τάξει in an orderly manner, [Refs 5th c.BC+], rendering of Latin ordine). II.3) ordinance, κατὰ τὴν τ. τοῦ νόμου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ τὴν τοῦ νομοθέτου τ. [Refs] II.3.b) prescription, τὴν τοῦ λυσιτελοῦντος τοῖς σώμασι ποιεῖσθαι τ. [Refs]; recipe, conjecture in [Refs] II.4) τ. τοῦ φόρου assessment of tribute, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ὀφειλημάτων περὶ τῆς πράξεως [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. τῆς ὑδρείας a ration of water, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) political order, constitution, τ. Κρητική, Λακωνική, etc, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) metaphorically from [Refs], post, rank, position, station, ὑπὸ χθόνα τάξιν ἔχουσα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ τῶν ἀκοντιζόντων τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰδία τοῦ βίου τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνὴρ τῆς πρώτης τ. [Refs]; οἰκέτου τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. ἔχοντος ἐν τῷ Μουσείῳ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐν τῇ Θετταλῶν τάξει ranging herself with the T, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν ἐχθροῦ τ. as an enemy, [Refs]; ἐν ἐπηρείας τάξει by way of insult, [Refs]; ἀδύνατον εἶχεν τ. occupied an impossible position, i.e. was unthinkable, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἑλόμενον τάξιν πολιτεύεσθαι championship of your cause, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐγὼ τὴν τῆς εὐνοίας τ. οὐκ ἔλιπον post of patriotism, [Refs] IV) order, class of men, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; function, [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV.2) list, register, ὅπως ταγῇ αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα ἐν τῇ τῶν τετελευτηκότων τ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἡ τ. τῶν κατοχίμων [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τ. λαογράφων [Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV.3) account, ἰδίας τάξεως [Refs 3rd c.AD+] IV.4) payment, [Refs 4th c.AD+] IV.5) category of land, κατοικικὴ τ. [Refs 1st c.AD+], cf. Wilcken [Refs 2nd c.AD+] V) reduction of hernia by manipulation, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] VI) degree of heating power in drugs, [Refs 5th c.BC+] VII) treatise, ἐν τῇ ὑστέρᾳ τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] VIII) fixed point of time, term, κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν ἢ κατά τινα ἄλλην τ. ἢ χρόνον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; end (or perhaps date fixed for the end), μέχρι τάξεως αὐτῆς τῆς τρύγης [Refs 4th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity; order; from g5021 (τάσσω)