Strong's Lexicon
G5021 — τάσσω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5021 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τάσσω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a prolonged form of a primary verb (which latter appears only in certain tenses) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | tasso |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tas'-so |
| Meaning: | 1. to arrange in an orderly manner 2. (generally) to assign or dispose (to a certain position or lot) |
| KJV Renderings: | addict, appoint, determine, ordain, set |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τάσσω: 1 aorist ἔταξα; perfect infinitive τεταχέναι (Act 18:2 T Tr marginal reading); passive, present participle τασσόμενος; perfect 3 person singular τέτακταί, participle τεταγμένος; 1 aorist middle ἐταξαμην; from (Pindar, Aeschylus), Herodotus down; the Sept. for ùÒåÌí, and occasionally for ðÈúÇï, öÄåÈÌä, ùÑåÌú, etc.; to put in place; to station;
a. "to place in a certain order (Xenophon, mem. 3, 1, 7 (9)), to arrange, to assign a place, to appoint": τινα, passive, αἱ ἐξουσία ὑπό Θεοῦ τεταγμέναι εἰσιν (A. V. ordained), Rom 13:1; (καιρούς, Act 17:26 Lachmann); ἑαυτόν, εἰς διακονίαν τίνι, to consecrate (R. V. set) oneself to minister unto one, 1Co 16:15 (ἐπί τήν διακονίαν, Plato, de rep. 2, p. 371 c.; εἰς τήν δουλείαν, Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 11); ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον, as many as were appointed (A. V. ordained) (by God) to obtain eternal life, or to whom God bad decreed eternal life, Act 13:48; τινα ὑπό τινα, to put one under another’s control (A. V. set under), passive, Mat 8:9 L WH in brackets, the Sinaiticus manuscript; Luk 7:8 (ὑπό τινα, Polybius 3, 16, 3; 5, 65, 7; Diodorus 2, 26, 8; 4, 9, 5); τίνι τί, to assign (appoint) a thing to one, passive, Act 22:10 (Xenophon, de rep. Lac. 11, 6).
b. to appoint, ordain, order: followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Act 15:2; ( T Tr marginal reading); (followed by an infinitive, Xenophon, Hier. 10, 4; Cyril 4, 5, 11). Middle (as often in Greek writings) properly, to appoint on one’s own responsibility or authority: οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς namely, πορεύεσθαι, Mat 28:16; to appoint mutually, i. e. agree upon: ἡμέραν (Polybius 18, 19, 1, etc.), Act 28:23. (Compare: ἀνατάσσω (ἀνατάσσομαι), ἀντιτάσσω, ἀποτάσσω, διατάσσω, ἐπιδιατάσσω (ἐπιδιατάσσομαι), ἐπιτάσσω, προτάσσω, προστάσσω, συντάσσω, ὑποτάσσω. Synonym: see κελεύω, at the end.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τάσσω (addict)
Matthew 28:16
- KJV: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them
- GK: οι δε ένδεκα μαθηταί επορεύθησαν εις την Γαλιλαίαν εις το όρος ου ετάξατο αυτοίς ο Ιησούς
Luke 7:8
- KJV: For I also am a man set under authority having under me soldiers and I say unto one Go and he goeth and to another Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he doeth
- GK: και γαρ εγώ ανθρωπός ειμι υπό εξουσίαν τασσόμενος έχων υπ΄ εμαυτόν στρατιώτας και λέγω τούτω πορεύθητι και πορεύεται και άλλω έρχου και έρχεται και τω δούλω μου ποίησον τούτο και ποιεί
Acts 13:48
- KJV: And when the Gentiles heard this they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed
- GK: ακούοντα δε τα έθνη έχαιρε και εδόξαζον τον λόγον του κυρίου και επίστευσαν όσοι ήσαν τεταγμένοι εις ζωήν αιώνιον
Acts 15:2
- KJV: When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain other of them should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question
- GK: γενομένης ούν στάσεως και ζητήσεως ουκ ολίγης τω Παύλω και τω Βαρνάβα προς αυτούς έταξαν αναβαίνειν Παύλον και Βαρνάβαν και τινας άλλους εξ αυτών προς τους αποστόλους και πρεσβυτέρους εις Ιερουσαλήμ περί του ζητήματος τούτου
Acts 22:10
- KJV: And I said What shall I do Lord And the Lord said unto me Arise and go into Damascus and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do
- GK: είπον δε τι ποιήσω κύριε ο δε κύριος είπε προς με αναστάς πορεύου εις Δαμασκόν κακεί σοι λαληθήσεται περί πάντων ων τέτακταί σοι ποιήσαι
Acts 28:23
- KJV: And when they had appointed him a day there came many to him into lodging to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God persuading them concerning Jesus both out of the law of Moses and the prophets from morning till evening
- GK: ταξάμενοι δε αυτώ ημέραν ήκον προς αυτόν εις την ξενίαν πλείονες οις εξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος την βασιλείαν του θεού πείθων τε αυτούς τα περί του Ιησού από τε του νόμου Μωσέως και των προφητών από πρωϊ έως εσπέρας
Romans 13:1
- KJV: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers For there is no power but of God the powers that be are ordained of God
- GK: πάσα ψυχή εξουσίαις υπερεχούσαις υποτασσέσθω ου γαρ εστιν εξουσία ει από θεού αι δε ούσαι εξουσίαι υπό του θεού τεταγμέναι εισίν
1 Corinthians 16:15
- KJV: I beseech you brethren ye know the house of Stephanas that it is the firstfruits of Achaia and they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints
- GK: παρακαλώ δε υμάς αδελφοί οίδατε την οικίαν Στεφανά ότι εστίν απαρχή της Αχαϊας και εις διακονίαν τοις αγίοις έταξαν εαυτούς