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Strong's G2004 ἐπιτάσσω (epitasso)

Epitasso means “arrange upon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2004 — hen (“such like”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2004
Language Greek
Linked Usages 37
Books 16

Strong's G2004 Quick Answer

Strong's G2004 ἐπιτάσσω (epitasso) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epitasso (ep-ee-tas'-so) v. 1. to arrange upon, i.e. order [from G1909 and G5021] It has 37 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include commanded, commandeth, haman, charge, and command. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
epitasso (ep-ee-tas'-so) v. 1. to arrange upon, i.e. order [from G1909 and G5021]
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
commanded, commandeth, haman, charge, and command

Meaning and Definition

epitasso (ep-ee-tas'-so) v. 1. to arrange upon, i.e. order [from G1909 and G5021] KJV: charge, command, injoin Root(s): G1909, G5021

Original Word
ἐπιτάσσω
Transliteration
epitasso
Derivation
Root: τάσσω R1: 1909 R2: 5021
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2004. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to command

Usage: ἐπι-τάσσω [in LXX for אָמַר, צָוָה, etc. ;] to command, charge: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.14:22; with dative of person(s), Mrk.1:27 9:25, Luk.4:36 8:25; id. with accusative of thing(s), Phm 8; id. with inf., Mrk.6:39, Luk.8:31, Act.23:2; id. with imperat., Mrk.9:25; with accusative and inf., Mrk.6:27.† SYN.: κελεύω (AS)

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How Strong's G2004 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epitasso, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

commanded Mark 6:27 4× commandeth Mark 1:27 3× Haman Esther 3:12 charge Mark 9:25 command Luke 8:31

How Strong's G2004 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 19 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2004 (ἐπιτάσσω) appears 29 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2004 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2004 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Mark 1:27 KJV

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

Mark 6:27 KJV

And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Mark 6:39 KJV

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

Strong's G2004 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 49:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people.

Esther 1:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And this banquet was not according to the appointed law; but so the king would have it: and he charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company.

Esther 3:12 Septuagint / Brenton

So the king’s recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Haman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their several languages, in the name of King Artaxerxes.

Strong's G2004 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

19 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 2:26 Septuagint / Brenton

I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practicing against kings;

1 Esdras 2:28 Septuagint / Brenton

Now therefore I have commanded to hinder those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it;

1 Esdras 4:57 Septuagint / Brenton

He sent away also all the vessels from Babylon, that Cyrus had set apart; and all that Cyrus had given in commandment, the same charged he also to be done, and sent unto Jerusalem.

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2004.

Genesis 49:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people.
Esther 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this banquet was not according to the appointed law; but so the king would have it: and he charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company.
Esther 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the king’s recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Haman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their several languages, in the name of King Artaxerxes.
Esther 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Write ye also in my name, as it seems good to you, and seal it with my ring: for whatever orders are written at the command of the king, and sealed with my ring, it is not lawful to gainsay them.
Esther 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
wherein he charged them to use their own laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,
Psalms 106:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, And its waves are still.
Ezekiel 24:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me.
Daniel 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then King Darius commanded the decree to be written.
Mark 1:27 New Testament, KJV
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
Mark 6:27 New Testament, KJV
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
Mark 6:39 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Mark 9:25 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
Luke 4:36 New Testament, KJV
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Luke 8:25 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
Luke 8:31 New Testament, KJV
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Luke 14:22 New Testament, KJV
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Acts 23:2 New Testament, KJV
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Philemon 1:8 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
1 Esdras 2:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practicing against kings;
1 Esdras 2:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore I have commanded to hinder those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it;
1 Esdras 4:57 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He sent away also all the vessels from Babylon, that Cyrus had set apart; and all that Cyrus had given in commandment, the same charged he also to be done, and sent unto Jerusalem.
1 Esdras 5:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as was meet:
1 Esdras 6:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
with commandment that he should carry away the same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem; and that the temple of the Lord should be built in that place.
1 Esdras 6:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I have commanded also to have it built up whole again; and that they look diligently to help those that be of the captivity of the Jews, till the house of the Lord be finished:
Judith 10:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said unto them, Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye have spoken with me. So they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken.
Judith 12:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and sent to Holofernes, saying, Let my lord now command that thy handmaid may go forth unto prayer.
Tobit 3:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me.
Tobit 8:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust, but uprightly: therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together.
1 Maccabees 4:41 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Judas appointed certain men to fight against those that were in the fortress, until he had cleansed the sanctuary.
1 Maccabees 5:49 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore Judas commanded a proclamation to be made throughout the host, that every man should pitch his tent in the place where he was.
1 Maccabees 9:54 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover in the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also the works of the prophets.
1 Maccabees 10:81 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so the enemies’ horses were tired.
1 Maccabees 12:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore so soon as the sun was down, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms, that all the night long they might be ready to fight: also he sent forth sentinels round about the host.
1 Maccabees 12:43 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
but received him honorably, and commended him unto all his friends, and gave him gifts, and commanded his men of war to be as obedient unto him, as to himself.
2 Maccabees 9:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea (so proud was he beyond the condition of men) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in a horse litter, showing forth unto all the manifest power of God.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:62 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole world, they do as they are bidden.
Bel and the Dragon 1:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2004, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Philemon 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Bel and the Dragon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2004 FAQ

What does epitasso (ἐπιτάσσω) mean?

Epitasso (Strong's G2004) is a Greek word most simply glossed "arrange upon". epitasso (ep-ee-tas'-so) v. 1. to arrange upon, i.e. order [from G1909 and G5021]

How many times is epitasso (ἐπιτάσσω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's G2004 across 16 books.

Where can I study epitasso (ἐπιτάσσω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2004 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate epitasso (ἐπιτάσσω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as commanded, commandeth, haman, charge, and command. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2004 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 8 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 19 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2004, with linked reader references where each row is available.