προστάσσω

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Definition

προσ-τάσσω

[in LXX chiefly for צָוָה pi. ;]

1. with accusative of person(s), to place at, to attach to.

2. to give a command, enjoin, appoint: Luke 5:14; with dative of person(s), Matthew 1:24; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 8:4, Mark 1:44; with accusative and inf., Acts 10:48; pass., Acts 10:33; 17:26.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as προστάσσω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Matthew 1:24προσέταξεν · had commanded
    When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
  2. Matthew 8:4προσέταξεν · prescribed
    Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
  3. Mark 1:44προσέταξεν · prescribed
    “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  4. Luke 5:14προσέταξεν · prescribed
    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  5. Acts 10:33προστεταγμένα · has instructed
    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
  6. Acts 10:48προσέταξεν · he ordered that
    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
  7. Acts 17:26προστεταγμένους · [their] appointed
    From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.