Commit, Commission

to work, is translated by the verb "to commit" (of committing sin), in James 2:9 . This is a stronger expression than poieo, "to do," or prasso, "to practice" (Nos. 2 and 3). See DO , LABOR , MINISTER , TRADE , WORK.

"to do, cause, etc.," sometimes signifies "to commit, of any act, as of murder," Mark 15:7; sin, John 8:34; 2—Corinthians 11:7; James 5:15 . See DO.

"to do, work, practice," is said of continuous action, or action not yet completed, Acts 25:11,25; it is rendered "practice" in the RV, for the incorrect AV "commit," in Romans 1:32; 2:2 . See DO , EXACT , KEEP , REQUIRE , USE.

"to give over," is often rendered by the verb "to commit," e.g., to prison, Acts 8:3; to the grace of God, Acts 14:26; to God, 1—Peter 2:23; by God to pits of darkness, 2—Peter 2:4 . See COMMEND , No. 2.

signifies "to entrust, commit to," Luke 16:11; 1—Timothy 1:11 , "committed to (my) trust." See BELIEVE.

"to put, place," signifies, in the Middle Voice, "to put for oneself, assign, place in," 2—Corinthians 5:19 , "having committed (unto us)."

see COMMEND , No. 3, signifies "to entrust, commit to one's charge," e.g., in Luke 12:48; 1—Timothy 1:18; 2—Timothy 2:2; 1—Peter 4:19 (AV, "commit the keeping").

"a putting with, a deposit" (para, "with," tithemi, "to put"), and its longer form, parakatatheke, are found, the former in 2—Timothy 1:12 , "that which He hath committed unto me," RV, marg., lit., "my deposit" (perhaps, "my deposit with Him"), the latter in 1—Timothy 6:20 , where "guard that which is committed unto thee" is, lit., "guard the deposit," and 2—Timothy 1:14 , "that good thing which was committed unto thee," i.e., the good deposit; RV, marg., "the good deposit."

denotes "a turning over (to another), a referring of a thing to another" (epi, "over," trepo, "to turn"), and so a committal of full powers, "a commission," Acts 26:12 .