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Strong's #4367 - προστάσσω

Transliteration
prostássō
Phonetics
pros-tas'-so
Origin
from (G4314) and (G5021)
Parts of Speech
verb
TDNT
8:37,1156
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Definition   
Thayer's
  1. to assign or ascribe to, join to
  2. to enjoin, order, prescribe, command
    1. to appoint, to define
Hebrew Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 559 ‑ אָמַר (aw‑mar');  1696 ‑ דָּבַר (daw‑bar');  3318 ‑ יָצָא (yaw‑tsaw');  3982 ‑ מַאֲמָר (mah‑am‑ar');  4487 ‑ מָנָה (maw‑naw');  4662 ‑ מִפְקָד (mif‑kawd');  6680 ‑ צָוָה (tsaw‑vaw');  7760 ‑ שִׂים (soom, seem);  
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Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

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.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

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.†


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
List of Word Forms
προσετάγη προσέταξα προσέταξε προσέταξέ προσεταξεν προσέταξεν προστάξαι προσταξάτω προστάξει πρόσταξον προστάσσεις προστάσσοντα προστάται προστάτας προστάτης προστατών προσταχθέντα προστεταγμενα προστεταγμένα προστεταγμενους προστεταγμένους prosetaxen prosétaxen prostetagmena prostetagména prostetagmenous prostetagménous
 
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