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Strong's #4367 - προστάσσω
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- to assign or ascribe to, join to
- to enjoin, order, prescribe, command
- to appoint, to define
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προστάσσω, Att. πρό-ττω; Dor. ποτιτάσσω IG 12(1).155.91 ( Rhodes ), Anon. in PSI 9.1091.1, also ποιτάσσω IG 42(1).122.39, al. (Epid.): pf. προστέταχα LXX Daniel 2:8 : — Pass., 1 aor. προσετάχθην (v. infr.), also 2 aor. προσετάγην ib. Si. 3.22: I c. acc. pers., 1 place or post at a place, χωρεῖτε οἷ προστάσσομεν (sc. ὑμᾶς ) E. Or. 1678: — Pass., προσταχθέντα . . πύλαις A. Th. 527, cf. S. Ant. 670; ᾗ ἄν τις προσταχθῇ Th. 2.87, cf. 7.70 .
2. attach to, πρὸς τοῖσι ἔθνεσι τοὺς πλησιοχώρους π. attaching to certain tribes their next neighbours, Hdt. 3.89; π. τινάς τινι assign them to his command, Th. 5.8, cf. X. Cyr. 7.1.20: — Pass., Ἰνδοὶ προσετετάχατο . . Φαρναζάθρῃ Hdt. 7.65; κατὰ τέλη στρατηγῷ τινι προστεταγμένοι Th. 6.42 .
3. reversely, ἐπὶ μὲν τῇ [μοίρῃ] ἑωυτὸν π. appointed himself to the one part as their head, Hdt. 1.94; π. ἄρχοντά τισι appoint as commander over them, Th. 6.93: with dat. omitted, Id. 3.16, 8.23: — Pass., ib. 8 .
II c. acc. rei, command, prescribe, enjoin, περὶ βοηθείας ἢ ἄλλο τι προστάττοντες τῆσι πόλεσι IG 12.57.43; ἑκάστῳ ἔργον π., αὑτῷ πόνον π., Hdt. 1.114, E. Ion 1176, cf. X. Cyr. 4.5.25; πολὺ ἔργον π. ὡς τηλικῷδε Pl. Prm. 136d, etc.; πολλὰς ἐπιμελείας Arist. Pol. 1299b8; π. μνᾶς ἕξ prescribe 6 minae, Id. EN 1106b2; τισὶ περί τινος π. D. 19.71: — Pass., τοῖσι δὲ ἵππος προσετέτακτο to others orders had been given to supply cavalry, Hdt. 7.21, cf. A. Eu. 208; τὰ προσταχθέντα orders given, Hdt. 2.121 . δ, cf. Isoc. 3.13; τὸ προστεταγμένον Hdt. 9.104; τὸ προσταχθέν Id. 1.114, S. Ph. 1010; τὰ προσταχθησόμενα X. Mem. 3.5.6: abs., προσταχθὲν αὐτῷ the order having been given him, Lys. 30.2, cf. D. 50.12; πλείω τῶν ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως προσταττομένων δαπανᾶσθαι Lys. 25.13 .
2. c. dat. pers. et inf., command, order one to do, Hdt. 5.105, 9.99, S. OC 1018, Th. 7.29, X. Cyr. 8.6.3, PEnteux. 6.4 (iii B.C.), etc.; the dat. must be supplied in Hdt. 1.80, S. OC 494, etc.: — Pass., impers., ἐκέλευε τοῖσι προσετέτακτο ταῦτα πρήσσειν διαταμεῖν Hdt. 7.39; ὁ βασιλεὺς . . ἢ ἄλλος τις οἷς προστέτακται περὶ τούτων IG 12.94.19 .
3. c. acc. et inf., E. Hel. 890; both usages in successive clauses, ὅσα οἱ νόμοι π. τοὺς προσήκοντας ποιεῖν, ἡμῖν π. καὶ ἀναγκάζουσι ποιεῖν D. 43.59: — Pass., to be ordered to do, τέσσερες . . κῶμαι . . τοῖσι κυσὶ προσετετάχατο σιτία παρέχειν Hdt. 1.192, etc.; ὥσπερ προσετάχθησαν (sc. ἐξεργάσασθαι ) Th. 5.75 .
4. abs., command, order, opp. ὑπηρετέω, Arist. Top. 129a12: — Pass., receive orders, ib. 14; οἱ προστεταγμένοι Th. 1.136 .
III Astrol., correl. of ἀκούω v, Ptol. Tetr. 35, Heph. Astr. 1.9, Serapio in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(4).226.
προστάσσω: 1 aorist προσέταξα; perfect passive participle προστεταγμενος; from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down;
1. to assign or ascribe to, join to.
2. to enjoin, order, prescribe, command: the Sept. for צִוָּה; absolutely καθώς προσέταξε, Luke 5:14; with the dative of a person, Matthew 1:24; Matthew 21:6 R G T; τί, Matthew 8:4; Mark 1:44; τίνι τί, passive, Acts 10:33; followed by an accusative with an infinitive Acts 10:48; to appoint, to define, passive, προστετάγμενοι καιροί, Acts 17:26 G L (stereotype edition (larger edition, πρός τεταγμένοι)) T Tr WH, for the Rec. προτετάγμενοι. (Synonym: see κελεύω, at the end.)
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προσ -τάσσω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H6680 pi.;]
1. c. acc pers., to place at, to attach to.
2. to give a command, enjoin, appoint: Luke 5:14; c. dat. pers., Matthew 1:24; c. acc rei, Matthew 8:4, Mark 1:44; c. acc et inf., Acts 10:48; pass., Acts 10:33; Acts 17:26.†
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