Bible Dictionary
ENJOIN
To command, charge, or direct someone to do something. The word is used of giving an order or instruction.
Definition
To enjoin is to impose a command, charge, or direction; it means to order or instruct someone to do something.
Biblical Usage
The word describes God’s direction in Job 36:23, a command in Esther 9:31, and an order or direction in Philemon 1:8.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>en-join':</p><p>Its usual sense is "to impose something," as a command, a charge or a direction. In this last sense it is used in Job 36:23, i.e. "Who hath directed?" In Es 9:31 it means "to command"; in Phm 1:8, "to order" or "direct."</p>