τάσσω tassō · G5021
to appoint
τάσσω ; [in LXX chiefly for שׂוּם, also for צָוָה pi., נָתַן, etc. ; ] ; primarily, in military sense, then generally, to draw up in order, arrange in place, assign, appoint, order: with dative (accusative) and inf. (Bl., § 72, 5), Act.15:2 18:2 (διατ-, WH) Act.22:10; ἑαυτούς, 1Co.16:15; pass., Mat.8:9 (T [WH], R, txt., om.), Luk.7:8, Rom.13:1; ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον (perh. in mid. sense; see EGT and Page, in l), Act.13:48; mid., to appoint for oneself or by one's own authority, Mat.28:16, Act.28:23.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
τάσσω, ; []; Attic dialect τάττω []: future τάξω []: aorist ἔταξα []: perfect τέτᾰχα []: pluperfect ἐτετάχει [] —middle, future τάξομαι[]: aorist ἐταξάμην []:— passive, future ταχθήσομαι []; later τᾰγήσομαι (ἐν-) []: aorist ἐτάχθην []; later ἐτάγην [ᾰ] []: perfect τέταγμαι []; 3rd.pers. plural τετάχαται []: 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect ἐτετάχατο []:—draw up in order of battle, form, array, marshal, both of troops and ships, τὴν στρατιήν []:—passive, to be drawn up, ἐς μάχην []; ἐπὶ τεττάρων …
Where it's used 8 times
Matthew 28:16 · Luke 7:8 · Acts 13:48 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 22:10 · Acts 28:23 · Romans 13:1 · 1 Corinthians 16:15
Source: TBESG G5021; TFLSJ G5021
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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