Commit, Commission

* (1) In the sense of "doing or practicing."

to work, is translated by the verb "to commit" (of committing sin), in Jam 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," Mar 15:7; sin, Joh 8:34, 2Co 11:7, Jam 5:15. See DO.

Note: In 1Jo 3:4, 1Jo 1:3-9, the AV wrongly has "commit" (an impossible meaning in 1Jo 3:8); the RV rightly has "doeth," i.e., of a continuous habit, equivalent to prasso, "to practice." The committal of an act is not in view in that passage.

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

* (2) In the sense of delivering or entrusting something to a person.

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

signifies "to entrust, commit to," Luk 16:11, 1Ti 1:11, "committed to (my) trust." See BELIEVE.

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

see COMMEND, No. 3, signifies "to entrust, commit to one's charge," e.g., in Luk 12:48, 1Ti 1:18, 2Ti 2:2, 1Pe 4:19 (AV, "commit the keeping").

Notes: (1) Didomi, "to give," is rendered "committed" in the AV of Joh 5:22 (RV, "given").

(2) For porneuo ("to commit fornication") see FORNICATION.

(3) In Rom 2:22, hierosuleo, "to rob temples," is so rendered in the RV, for AV, "commit sacrilege."

(4) In Act 27:40, eao, "to let, leave," is rendered in the RV, "left (the anchors) in," for AV, "committed themselves to."

"a putting with, a deposit" (para, "with," tithemi, "to put"), and its longer form, parakatatheke, are found, the former in 2Ti 1:12, "that which He hath committed unto me," RV, marg., lit., "my deposit" (perhaps, "my deposit with Him"), the latter in 1Ti 6:20, where "guard that which is committed unto thee" is, lit., "guard the deposit," and 2Ti 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," Act 26:12.