ἐπιστέλλω
Infl. fut. -στελῶ
1. "to send to, send as a message or letter", Hdt., attic:—absol. "to send a message, write word", Eur., Thuc.
2. "to enjoin, command", τινί τι id=Thuc.; τινά τι Xen.; also, ἐπ. τινὶ or τινὰ ποιεῖν τι Soph., Xen.:—so, in Pass., ἐπέσταλτό οἱ.. c. inf., he "had received orders" to do, Hdt.; ἐπέσταλται τί τινι a matter "has been committed" to one, Aesch.; τὰ ἐπεσταλμένα "orders given", id=Aesch.
3. "to order by will", Xen.