verb
tassomō
Strong’sG5021
I assign, arrange
stem tass-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 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.
τάσσω
[in LXX chiefly for שׂוּם, also for צָוָה pi., נָתַן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5021 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtas'-so
to arrange in an orderly manner, i.e. assign or dispose (to a certain position or lot)
Froma prolonged form of a primary verb (which latter appears only in certain tenses);
King Jamesaddict, appoint, determine, ordain, set.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 4th c.BC+; Attic dialect τάττω Refs 5th c.BC+: future τάξω Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist ἔταξα Refs: perfect τέτᾰχα Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐτετάχει Refs 2nd c.BC+ —middle, future τάξομαιLXX: aorist ἐταξάμην Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, future ταχθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; later τᾰγήσομαι (ἐν-) NT+5th c.BC+: aorist ἐτάχθην Refs 4th c.BC+; later ἐτάγην [ᾰ] Refs 2nd c.BC+: perfect τέταγμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural τετάχαται Refs 5th c.BC+: 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect ἐτετάχατο Refs 5th c.BC+:—draw up in order of battle, form, array, marshal, both of troops and ships, τὴν στρατιήν Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be drawn up, ἐς μάχην Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τεττάρων ταχθῆναι in four lines, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ μιᾶς, of ships, Refs 4th c.BC+; κατὰ μίαν ναῦν τεταγμένοι in line, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ ὀκτώ, of troops, Refs in rank and file, Refs the rank and file, opposed to Senators and Equites, Refs 2nd c.AD+; στράτευμα τεταγμένον, opposed to ἄτακτον, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, fall in, form in order of battle, frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐτάξαντο κύκλον τῶν νεῶν formed in a circle, Refs having drawn up their ships in four lines,Refs 5th c.BC+
2 post, station, τὰς καμήλους ἀντία τῆς ἵππου Refs 5th c.BC+; τινὰς ἐπί τινας one group against another, Refs 5th c.BC+ set him over them, to command them, Refs; ἑαυτὸν ὑμῖν τάξαι παρέσχεν for enrolment, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be posted or stationed, τῇ οὐδεὶς ἐτέτακτο Refs 5th c.BC+ or τινας against another, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπί τινι or τισι Refs 5th c.BC+; also, to be posted at a place, ἐφ᾽ ἑπτὰ πύλαις ταχθέντες ἴσοι πρὸς ἴσους Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ εὐωνύμῳ κέρατι on the left wing, Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. κατά τινα over against.. , Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. μετά τινα behind him.., Refs; μετά τινος with him, by his side, Refs 5th c.BC+; περὶ τὸ ἭραιονRefs
II appoint to any service, military or civil, the latter being metaphorically from the former, ἄρχοντας Refs 5th c.BC+; τινὰ ἐπί τινι Refs 5th c.BC+ undertake a task, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, οἱ τεταγμένοι βραβῆς Refs 5th c.BC+; τετάχθαι ἐπί τινι to be appointed to a service, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ πρὸς τοῖς γράμμασι τεταγμένος secretary, Refs; οἱ πρὸς ταῖς φυλακαῖς (tolls) τετ. Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.2 with accusative et infinitive, appoint or order one to do or be, τάττετ᾽ ἐμὲ ἡγεῖσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, μοῖρα ἡ ταχθεῖσα.. φρουρέειν Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦτο τετάγμεθα (i.e. ποιεῖν) Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ ἐπ᾽ Αἴγυπτον ταχθείς (i.e. κῆρυξ) ordered to Egypt, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 also τ. τινί with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive omitted, κόσμον φυλάσσουσ᾽ ὅντιν᾽ ἂν τάξῃ πόλις (i.e. φυλάσσειν) Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 assign to a duty or class of dutiful persons, ἐν πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἔταττον Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰς ὑπηρετικὴν αὑτοὺς τ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. ἑαυτόν τινων εἶναι range oneself with.., Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, πρὸς τὴν ξυμμαχίαν ταχθῆναι to join it, Refs 5th c.BC+
III with accusative of things, place in a certain order or relative position, χωρὶς ἑκάτερα τ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τίνα μέσον τάξω λόγο; Refs 5th c.BC+; πρῶτον καὶ τελευταῖον τὸ κάλλιστον τ. Refs 5th c.BC+; Λυδοὺς.. πρὸς ἅπαντας range over against, Refs 5th c.BC+; with infinitive, [Ὅμηρον] ἐν τοῖς.. σοφωτάτοις εἶναι τάττομεν Refs 4th c.BC+; τ. τι ἐπί τινος apply a term to a certain sense, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, τετάχθαι κατά τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
III.b with an infinitive and adjective, lay down, rule to be so and so, ἅπερ ἂν.. αἰσχρὰ εἶναι καὶ κακὰ τάττῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 ordain, prescribe, τ. τὰ περὶ τὰ τέκνα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὸ ταττόμενον Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ τετ. ἄγειν the things appointed to them for conveying,Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐν τῷ τεταγμένῳ εἶναι to be fulfilling one's obligations, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 of taxes or payments, assess, τὸν φόρον ταῖς πόλεσι Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive added, χρήματα τοῖς πᾶσι τάξαντες φέρειν Refs 5th c.BC+ (passive, φόρον ἐτάχθησαν φέρειν Refs 5th c.BC+; τάσσειν ἀργυρίου πολλοῦ fix a high price, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὸ ταχθὲν τίμημα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, take a payment on oneself, i.e. agree to pay it, φόρον τάξασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; χρήματα ταξάμενοι κατὰ χρόνους ἀποδοῦναι agreeing to pay by instalments, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3.b middle, generally, agree upon, settle, ταξαμένους.. δέχεσθαι μισθὸν τῆς φυλακῆς Refs 5th c.BC+; τέταγμαι ποιμέσιν, οἵ μοι δώσουσιν τιμήν Refs 3rd c.BC+; votum explained as εὐχή, ὃ τάττεταί τις θεῷ, Refs: with infinitive future, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III.3.c middle, pay, τῆς δὲ τιμῆς τάξονται παραχρῆμα τὸ δ μέρος, τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν ἐν ἔτεσι γ Refs 3rd c.BC+
III.4 impose punishments, τ. δίκην Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. ζημίας, τιμωρίας, Refs 5th c.BC+:— also in middle, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.4.b impose laws, οὓς [νόμους] ἔταξε αὐτοῖς ὁ νομοθέτης Refs 5th c.BC+
III.5 in perfect participle passive, fixed, settled, prescribed, ὁ τεταγμένος χρόνος (like τακτός) Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ τετ. θυσίαι the regular offerings, Refs; οἱ ἐπὶ τούτῳ τετ. [νόμοι] Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ τετ. δίαιτα prescribed, Refs; τὰ τετ. ὀνόματα received, Refs 5th c.BC+; τετ. τέχνη regular, Refs; τεταγμένον, opposed to ἄτακτον, Refs 4th c.BC+; of geometrical figures, regular, i.e. equilateral and equiangular, Refs 3rd c.AD+
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tassalaἔταξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | devoted | 2× |
| tassetaἐτάξατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | directed | 1× |
| tassotēτέτακταί | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | appointed | 1× |
| tassorōntosτασσόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | placed | 1× |
| tasserantoisΤαξάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | set | 1× |
| tassorēntoisτεταγμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | appointed | 1× |
| tassorēntaisτεταγμέναι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine | instituted | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassamō | tassame | tassami | tassama | tassamē | tassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tassasō | tassase | tassasi | tassasa | tassasē | tassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassatō | tassate | tassati | tassata | tassatē | tassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | tassanō | tassane | tassani | tassana | tassanē | tassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassavō | tassave | tassavi | tassava | tassavē | tassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tassalō | tassale | tassali | tassala2×ἔταξαν | tassalē | tassalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassomō | tassome | tassomē | tassomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tassosō | tassose | tassosē | tassoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassotō | tassote | tassotē1×τέτακταί | tassotelē |
| we 1st person plural | tassonō | tassone | tassonē | tassonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassovō | tassove | tassovē | tassovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tassolō | tassole | tassolē | tassolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassemi | tassema |
| you 2nd person singular | tassesi | tassesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tasseti | tasseta1×ἐτάξατο |
| we 1st person plural | tasseni | tassena |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassevi | tasseva |
| they 3rd person plural | tasseli | tassela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassameiō | tassameia | tassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tassaseiō | tassaseia | tassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassateiō | tassateia | tassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | tassaneiō | tassaneia | tassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassaveiō | tassaveia | tassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tassaleiō | tassaleia | tassaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassomeiō | tassomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tassoseiō | tassoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassoteiō | tassoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | tassoneiō | tassoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassoveiō | tassoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tassoleiō | tassoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | tasseseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tasseteia |
| we 1st person plural | tasseneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tasseveia |
| they 3rd person plural | tasseleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tassasōr | tassasar | tassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassatōr | tassatar | tassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassavōr | tassavar | tassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tassalōr | tassalar | tassalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tassosōr | tassosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassotōr | tassotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassovōr | tassovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tassolōr | tassolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tassesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassevar |
| they 3rd person plural | tasselar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassamoiō | tassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tassasoiō | tassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassatoiō | tassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | tassanoiō | tassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassavoiō | tassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tassaloiō | tassaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | tassosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | tassonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | tassoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tassemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tassesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tassetoia |
| we 1st person plural | tassenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tassevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tasseloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tassarō | tassari | tassara | tassarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | tassorō | tassorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | tasseri | tassera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tassarōntos | tassarintos | tassarantos | tassarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | tassorōntos1×τασσόμενος | tassorēntos2× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | tasserintos | tasserantos1× |
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
tass 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
tassala“devoted”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 15:2… Paulo kai to Barnabo pros autoin tassala anabainarō Paulon kai Barnabon kai tinoin …… sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to …
1 Corinthians 16:15… Achaiau kai eis diakonian toi hagioi tassala heautoin;… converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the …
tasseta“directed”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 28:16“directed”… tan Galilaian eis tem orem hou tasseta autoi tos Iēsus,… went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
tassotē“appointed”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 22:10… kakei si laliti peri panteiu heiu tassotē si poiara.… told all that you have been appointed to do.’
tassorōntos“placed”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 7:8“placed”… gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian tassorōntos, echarōntos hupo miauton stratiōtoin, kai legamō …For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes …
tasserantois“set”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 28:23Tasserantois de auto hēmeran hēkale pros auton …So they set a day to meet with Paul …
tassorēntois“appointed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 13:48… tou kuriou, kai pisteuala hosois ale tassorēntois eis zōan aiōnian;… the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
tassorēntais“instituted”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine1×
Romans 13:1“instituted”… theou, tais de arōntais hupo theou tassorēntais alō.… is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.