verb
epitassamō
Strong’sG2004
I give order, command
stem epitass-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect ἐπιτάττω, put upon one as a duty, enjoin, τι Refs 5th c.BC+; τί τινι, as ἐ. ἄεθλόν τινι Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative person et infinitive, order one to do, ἐ. τοῖσι μὲν πεζὸν στρατὸν..παρέχειν Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely with accusative et infinitive, enjoin or order that.., Refs 5th c.BC+; with the case omitted, ἐ. ἀποφορὴν ἐπιτελέειν Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, impose commands, Refs 5th c.BC+; τινί on one, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, accept orders, submit to commands, εἰ 'πιταξόμεσθα δή Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, οἱ ἐπιταττόμενοι γαμεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, to be ordered, ὁ στρατὸς ὁ -θεὶς ἑκάστοισι Refs 5th c.BC+ assuming variant; τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα ἐπετέλεον orders given, Refs 5th c.BC+; δικαίωσις τοῖς πέλας -ομένη dictated, Refs 5th c.BC+ what was prescribed, Refs 3rd c.BC+; πλευρὰς ἔχον ὅσας ἄν τις ἐπιτάξῃ with as many sides as you please, Refs 3rd c.AD+
2 use the imperative mood, εὔχεσθαι οἰόμενος ἐπιτάττει εἰπὼν μῆνιν ἄειδε θεά.. τὸ γὰρ κελεῦσαι, φησί,..ἐπίταξίς ἐστιν Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to κελεύειν, Refs
II place next or beside, [Σαγάρτιοι] ἐπετετάχατο ἐς τοὺς Πέρσας Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, τοὺς ἱππέας ἐπετάξαντο ἐπὶ τῷ δεξιῷ they had the cavalry placed next, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 place behind, ὄπισθεν τοῦ πεζοῦ τὴν ἵππον Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, ἐπιτάξασθαι τῇ φάλαγγι λόχους Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τοῖσι μυρίοισι ἐπετέτακτο ἵππος Περσέων μυρίη Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b Grammars, place after, in passive, αὐτὸς πάσῃ ἀντωνυμίᾳ -τάσσεται Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 set in command over, τινί Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, οἱ ἐπιτεταγμένοι set as guards over the wagons, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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 | epitassarōntos | epitassarintos | epitassarantos | epitassarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
epitassamō“command”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Mark 9:25… Tem alalem kai kōfem pneumem, mis epitassamō si, exerchasar ek autou kai mēketi …… and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never …
epitassatō“commands”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Mark 1:27… exousian kai tei pneumei tei akathartei epitassatō, kai hupakoualō auto.… A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they …
Luke 4:36… houtos hoti en exousia kai dunamia epitassatō tei akathartei pneumei, kai exercholō?… message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come …
Luke 8:25… houtos atō hoti kai toi anemoi epitassatō kai te hude, kai hupakoualō auto?… one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water …
epitassasa“ordered”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 14:22… legata tos doulos; Kurior, genatē hem epitassasa, kai ēti topos atō.‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is …
epitassata“orders”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Mark 6:27“orders”kai euthuos apostelarantos tos basilevos spekoulatōron epitassata ferara tan kefalan autou. kai apercharantos …… 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 …Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green …
Acts 23:2tos de archierevos Hananios epitassata toi parastēarēntoi auto tuptarō autou tem …At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike …
epitassateia“order”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:31kai parakalale auton hina mē epitassateia autei eis tan abussan aperchara.… 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 echarōntos epitassarō si tem anēkarōntem,So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,