# decree, decrees, decreed, prohibition

## Definition:

A decree is a proclamation or law that is publicly declared to all the people.

* God's laws are also called decrees, statutes, or commandments.
* Like laws and commands, decrees  must be obeyed.
* An example of a decree by a human ruler was the proclamation by Caesar Augustus that everyone living in the Roman Empire must go back to their hometown in order to be counted in a census.
* To decree something, or to "issue a decree," means to give an order that must be obeyed. This could be translated as to "order" or to "command" or to "formally require" or to "publicly make a law."
* Something that is "decreed" to happen means that this "will definitely happen" or "has been decided upon and will not be changed" or "declared absolutely that this will happen."
* A "prohibition" is a decree that tells people that they cannot do something they would otherwise do.

(See also: [command](../kt/command.md), [declare](../other/declare.md), [law](../other/law.md), [proclaim](../other/preach.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Chronicles 15:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/15/13)
* [1 Kings 08:57-58](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/08/57)
* [Acts 17:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/act/17/05)
* [Daniel 02:13](rc://en/tn/help/dan/02/13)
* [Esther 01:22](rc://en/tn/help/est/01/22)
* [Luke 02:01](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/01)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H633, H1697, H5715, H1504, H1510, H1881, H1882, H1696, H2706, H2708, H2710, H2711, H2782, H2852, H2941, H2942, H3791, H3983, H4055, H4406, H4687, H5407, H5713, H6599, H6600, H6680, H7010, H7761, H8421, G1378