Tassō τάσσω

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Tassō
τάσσω
Transliterationtassō
Strong's numberG5021
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto appoint
Occurrences8 in 8 verses
Most frequent inActs (4)

Tassō (Greek τάσσω, Strong's G5021) is a Greek verb meaning “to appoint”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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)

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

Translated as

KJVappointed (2), ordained (2), set (1), are appointed (1), addicted (1)
BSBhave been appointed (2), had designated (1), appointed (1), were appointed (1), they set (1), they have devoted (1)

Verses

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

Matthew

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

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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