Diastellō διαστέλλω

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Diastellō
διαστέλλω
Transliterationdiastellō
Strong's numberG1291
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto give orders
Occurrences8 in 7 verses
Most frequent inMark (4)

Diastellō (Greek διαστέλλω, Strong's G1291) is a Greek verb meaning “to give orders”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

δια-στελλω
[in LXX for בָּדַל hi. (Deu.10:8, al.), זְהַר hi. (Eze.3:18-19, al.), and 19 other words]
1. to divide, distinguish, define.
2. to command, charge expressly: pass., τὸ διαστελλόμενον, Heb.12:20. Mid., in late Gk. with same sense (so Ez, l.with; and al. in LXX; MM, see word); a. dative of person(s), Mrk.8:15, Act.15:24; before ἵνα, Mat.16:20, Mrk.5:43 7:36 9:9.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVcharged (5), he (1), gave (1), commandment (1), commanded (1)
BSBordered (2), he admonished (1), gave strict orders (1), he cautioned (1), admonished (1), without our authorization (1), was commanded (1)

Verses

Every verse with Diastellō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Acts

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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