prostassō · command

What it means

prostassō (προστάσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “command”.

Order, command.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To give an order; set something beforehand.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• commanded ×6
• appointed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×3

• Matthew 1:24

  And Joseph, rising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took to himself his wife;

• Matthew 8:4

  And Jesus says to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

• Mark 1:44

  and says to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

• Luke 5:14

  And he ordered him to tell no one: “But go, show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

• Acts 10:33

  So at once I sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now then, we all are present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

• Acts 10:48

  And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of Jesus the Messiah. Then they asked him to stay on for some days.

• Acts 17:26

  and he made from one every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, having determined appointed times and the boundaries of their dwelling,