verb
epitassamō
Greekἐπιτάσσω (epitassō)
Strong’sG2004
I give order, command
stem epitass-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-τάσσω
[in LXX for אָמַר, צָוָה, etc.;]
SYN.: κελεύω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2004 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitassamōἐπιτάσσω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | command | 1× |
| epitassatōἐπιτάσσει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | commands | 3× |
| epitassasaἐπέταξας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | ordered | 1× |
| epitassataἐπέταξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | orders | 3× |
| epitassateiaἐπιτάξῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | order | 1× |
| epitassarōἐπιτάσσειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | command | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitassamō1×ἐπιτάσσω | epitassame | epitassami | epitassama | epitassamē | epitassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitassasō | epitassase | epitassasi | epitassasa1×ἐπέταξας | epitassasē | epitassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitassatō3×ἐπιτάσσει | epitassate | epitassati | epitassata3×ἐπέταξεν | epitassatē | epitassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitassanō | epitassane | epitassani | epitassana | epitassanē | epitassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitassavō | epitassave | epitassavi | epitassava | epitassavē | epitassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitassalō | epitassale | epitassali | epitassala | epitassalē | epitassalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitassameiō | epitassameia | epitassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitassaseiō | epitassaseia | epitassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitassateiō | epitassateia1×ἐπιτάξῃ | epitassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epitassaneiō | epitassaneia | epitassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitassaveiō | epitassaveia | epitassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitassaleiō | epitassaleia | epitassaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitassasōr | epitassasar | epitassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitassatōr | epitassatar | epitassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitassavōr | epitassavar | epitassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitassalōr | epitassalar | epitassalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitassamoiō | epitassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epitassasoiō | epitassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitassatoiō | epitassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epitassanoiō | epitassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitassavoiō | epitassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epitassaloiō | epitassaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitassarō1×ἐπιτάσσειν | epitassari | epitassara | epitassarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitassarōtos | epitassaritos | epitassaratos | epitassarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epitass is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
epitassamō“command”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Mark 9:25“command”horaratos de tos Iēsus hoti episuntrechatō ochlos epitimata te pneume te akatharte legarōtos aute; Tem alalem kai kōfem pneumem, mis epitassamō si, exerchasar ek autou kai mēketi eiserchaseia eis auton.When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
epitassatō“commands”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Mark 1:27“commands”kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōtoin; Tinem atō houtem? didachas kainas; kata exousian kai tei pneumei tei akathartei epitassatō, kai hupakoualō auto.All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
Luke 4:36“commands”kai gineta thambem epi pantoin, kai sullalale pros allēloin legarōtois; Tinos tos logos houtos hoti en exousia kai dunamia epitassatō tei akathartei pneumei, kai exerchelō?All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
Luke 8:25“commands”legata de autoi; Pou tas pistias vu? fobiratois de thaumazala, legarōtois pros allēloin; Tinos ara houtos atō hoti kai toi anemoi epitassatō kai te hudōre, kai hupakoualō auto?“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
epitassasa“ordered”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 14:22“ordered”kai legata tos doulos; Kurior, ginatē hem epitassasa, kai ēti topos atō.‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
epitassata“orders”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Mark 6:27“orders”kai euthuos apostelaratos tos basilevos spekoulatōron epitassata ferara tan kefalan autou. kai apercharatos apokefalizata auton en ta fulakaSo without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
Mark 6:39“commanded”kai epitassata autoi anaklinara pantoin sumposieim sumposieim epi to chlōro chorto.Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
Acts 23:2“ordered”tos de archierevos Hananios epitassata toi paristanarētoi auto tuptarō autou tem stomem.At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
epitassateia“order”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:31“order”kai parakalale auton hina mē epitassateia autei eis tan abussan aperchara.And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
epitassarō“command”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Philemon 1:8“command”Dio, pollan en Christo parrēsian echarōtos epitassarō si tem anēkarōtem,So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,