To give orders
διαστέλλωStrong’s G1291diastellō
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diastellō is the Greek word usually translated “instructed”, “ordered” and “was instructing”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “instructed”, “ordered” and “was instructing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he instructed 3
- he ordered 1
- was instructing 1
- he was instructing 1
- we had given instructions 1
- is being commanded 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 4
- Matthew 1
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 5:43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
- Mark 7:36And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
- Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
- Mark 9:9And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
- Acts 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
- Hebrews 12:20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Greek dictionary
διαστέλλω diastellō · to give orders
δια-στελλω [in LXX for בָּדַל hi. (Deu.10:8, al.), זְהַר hi. (Eze.3:18-19, al.), and 19 other words] 1. to divide, distinguish, define. 2. to command, charge expressly: pass., τὸ διαστελλόμενον, Heb.12:20. Mid., in late Gk. with same sense (so Ez, l.with; and al. in LXX; MM, see word); a. dative of person(s), Mrk.8:15, Act.15:24; before ἵνα, Mat.16:20, Mrk.5:43 7:36 9:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “instructed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INSTRUCT'ED, participle passive
Taught; informed; trained up; educated.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.