Strong's Lexicon
epitassó: To command, to order, to charge
Original Word:ἐπιτάσσω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:epitassó
Pronunciation:eh-pee-TAS-so
Phonetic Spelling:(ep-ee-tas'-so)
Definition:To command, to order, to charge
Meaning:I give order, command, charge.
Word Origin:From the preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and the verb τάσσω (tassó, meaning "to arrange" or "to order").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often involves words like צָוָה (tsavah, Strong's H6680), which means "to command" or "to charge."
Usage:The Greek verb "epitassó" is used to denote the act of giving a command or order with authority. It implies a directive that is meant to be followed, often with a sense of urgency or necessity. In the New Testament, it is frequently used in contexts where Jesus or others in positions of authority issue commands, whether to people, nature, or spiritual entities.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of authority and command was well understood within the structures of military, political, and social hierarchies. Commands were expected to be obeyed, reflecting the authority of the one who issued them. In the Jewish context, the authority to command was also seen in religious and familial settings, where leaders and elders would issue directives based on their roles and responsibilities.
HELPS Word-studies
2004epitássō (from1909/epí, "on, fitting," which intensifies5021/tássō, "to place, arrange") – properly, tocommand whichappropriately "orders" things, i.e. assigns them where theybelong so the parts "fit together."
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
epi and
tassóDefinitionto arrange upon, i.e. to command
NASB Translationcommand (2), commanded (4), commands (3), order (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2004: ἐπιτάσσωἐπιτάσσω; 1 aorist
ἐπέταξα; (
τάσσω);
to enjoin upon, order, command, charge: absolutely,
Luke 14:22;
τίνι,
Mark 1:27;
Mark 9:25;
Luke 4:36;
Luke 8:25;
τίνιτόἀνῆκον,
Philemon 1:8;
τίνι followed by the infinitive,
Mark 6:39;
Luke 8:31;
Acts 23:2; followed by an accusative and infinitive
Mark 6:27; followed by direct discourse,
Mark 9:25. (Several times in the
Sept.; Greek writings from
Herodotus down.) (Synonym: see
κελεύω, at the end.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
charge, commandFromepi andtasso; to arrange upon, i.e. Order -- charge, command, injoin.
see GREEKepi
see GREEKtasso
Forms and Transliterations
επετάγη επεταξας επέταξας ἐπέταξας επέταξε επεταξεν επέταξεν ἐπέταξεν επιτάξαντος επιταξη επιτάξη ἐπιτάξῃ επιτάξης επιτασσει επιτάσσει ἐπιτάσσει επιτασσειν επιτάσσειν ἐπιτάσσειν επιτασσω ἐπιτάσσω επιτάσσων epetaxas epétaxas epetaxen epétaxen epitassei epitássei epitassein epitássein epitasso epitassō epitásso epitássō epitaxe epitaxē epitáxei epitáxēiLinks
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