entalma denotes humanly framed requirements presented as teaching or instruction in the attested verses.

The attested plural form denotes requirements associated with human teaching: Mark 7:7 and Matthew 15:9 place them within teaching offered in vain worship, while Colossians 2:22 describes them as commandments and teachings of men concerning things that perish with use.

1. Human requirements taught as instruction · dominant

   All three occurrences use the accusative plural neuter form ἐντάλματα in clauses about teaching. In Mark 7:7 the APB renders “teaching teachings that are precepts of humans,” and in Matthew 15:9 it renders “teaching human precepts as teachings”; Colossians 2:22 likewise places them “according to the commandments and teachings of men” concerning things that perish with use.

   Mark 7:7Matthew 15:9Colossians 2:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “precepts” in Mark 7:7 and Matthew 15:9, and with “commandments” in Colossians 2:22. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent.