Diatage denotes an established directive or order, whether received with the law or opposed as God’s ordinance.

The two verses show an established directive or order: Acts 7:53 speaks of directives connected with receiving the law, while Romans 13:2 describes opposition to God’s ordinance.

1. Established directives connected with the law · dominant

   In Acts 7:53, the accusative plural form occurs in the statement that the law was received; the APB renders the clause, “You received the law as decrees given by angels.”

   Acts 7:53
2. God’s established ordinance · occasional

   In Romans 13:2, the dative singular form occurs in the claim that opposing authority is opposing God’s ordinance; the APB renders, “the one opposing the authority has opposed the ordinance of God.”

   Romans 13:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term within the law’s “decrees” in Acts 7:53 and as the “ordinance of God” in Romans 13:2. These renderings indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.