Strong’s G1299 · Greek

διατάσσω
diatássō

Definition

to arrange thoroughly, i.e. (specially) institute, prescribe, etc.

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and G5021 (τάσσω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • appoint
  • command
  • give
  • (set in) order
  • ordain

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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