Bible Dictionaries
Command

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

signifies "to set in order, appoint, command," Matthew 11:1; Luke 8:55; 17:9,10; Acts 18:2; 23:31; "gave order," 1 Corinthians 16:1 , RV. So in Acts 24:23 , where it is in the Middle Voice. See APPOINT , No. 6.

denotes "to speak" (connected with eipon, "to say"); hence, among various renderings, "to bid, command," Matthew 4:3; Mark 5:43; 8:7; Luke 4:3; 19:15 . See BID.

Note: In 2 Corinthians 4:6 , the RV rightly has "said," followed by the quotation "Light shall shine out of darkness."

signifies "to enjoin upon, to charge with;" it is used in the Middle Voice in the sense of commanding, Matthew 19:7; 28:20; Mark 10:3; 13:34; John 8:5; 15:14,17; Acts 13:47; Hebrews 9:20; 11:22 , "gave commandment." See CHARGE , ENJOIN.

signifies to appoint over, put in charge (epi, "over," tasso, "to appoint"); then, "to put upon one as a duty, to enjoin," Mark 1:27; 6:27,39; 9:25; Luke 4:36; 8:25,31; 14:22; Acts 23:2; Philemon 1:8 . See CHARGE , ENJOIN.

"to urge, incite, order," suggests a stronger injunction than No. 6, Matthew 14:9,19; 15:35; 18:25; 27:58,64; Luke 18:40; Acts 4:15 (frequently in Acts, not subsequently in the NT). See BID.

"to announce beside" (para, "beside," angello, "to announce"), "to pass on an announcement," hence denotes "to give the word, order, give a charge, command," e.g., Mark 6:8; Luke 8:29; 9:21; Acts 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:4,6,10,12 . See CHARGE , B, No. 8.

denotes "to arrange or set in order towards" (pros, "towards," tasso, "to arrange"); hence "to prescribe, give command," Matthew 1:24; 8:4; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; Acts 10:33,48 . For Matthew 21:6 see Note (3) below. See BID.

Notes: (1) In Revelation 9:4 , rheo, "to speak," is translated "said" in the RV (AV, "commanded"). (2) in Hebrews 12:20 diastellomai, "to charge, enjoin" (so in the RV), is rendered "commanded" in the AV. (3) in Matthew 21:6 , the RV, translating suntasso, as in the best mss., has "appointed," AV, "commanded."