διαστέλλω
diastellō
“to give orders”
Definition
to set (oneself) apart (figuratively, distinguish), i.e. (by implication) to enjoin
middle voice from G1223 (διά) and G4724 (στέλλω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
διαστέλλω appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
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