Dictionary entry

ἐπιτάσσω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπι-τάσσω

[in LXX for אָמַר, צָוָה, etc.;]

to command, charge: c. acc rei, Lk 14:22; c. dat. pers., Mk 1:279:25, Lk 4:368:25; id. c. acc rei, Phm 8; id. c. inf., Mk 6:39, Lk 8:31, Ac 23:2; id. c. imperat., Mk 9:25; c. acc et inf., Mk 6:27.†

SYN.: κελεύω