προστάσσω
prostassō
“to order”
Definition
to arrange towards, i.e. (figuratively) enjoin
from G4314 (πρός) and G5021 (τάσσω);
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
προστάσσω appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
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