ἐπιτάσσω, Att. ἐπιτάρ-ττω,
I put upon one as a duty, enjoin, τι Hdt. 5.111, S. OC 839, etc.; τί τινι, as ἐ. ἄεθλόν τινι Hdt. 4.43, cf. 1.155; ἐπέταξε πόνους ἄλλοισιν ἄλλους B. Fr. 9; ἐπιτάξαντος τᾷ πόλει Γαλλίου σῖτον καὶ Ἀνχαρίου ἱμάτια SIG 748.25 (i B.C.): c. dat. pers. et inf., order one to do, ἐ. τοῖσι μὲν πεζὸν στρατὸν..παρέχειν Hdt. 4.83, cf. 3.159, Ar. V. 69, And. 3.11, etc.: rarely c. acc. et inf., enjoin or order that.., X. Lac. 5.8; with the case omitted, ἐ. ἀποφορὴν ἐπιτελέειν Hdt. 2.109, cf. 137: abs., impose commands, Th. 1.140, al.; τινί on one, S. Ant. 664: -
1. Pass., accept orders, submit to commands, εἰ ’πιταξόμεσθα δή E. Supp. 521; ἐπιταττόμενος Ar. V. 686: c. inf., οἱ ἐπιταττόμενοι γαμεῖν Pl. Lg. 925e: c. acc. rei, ἄλλο τι ἐπιταχθήσεσθε Th. 1.140; of things, to be ordered, ὁ στρατὸς ὁ -θεὶς ἑκάστοισι Hdt. 6.95; so Λακεδαιμονίοις..ναῦς ἐπετάχθησαν ποιεῖσθαι Th. 2.7 s. v.l.; τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα ἐπετέλεον orders given, Hdt. 1.115; τἀπιταχθέντα Pl. Ti. 20b, al.; κατὰ νόμον τὸν ἐπιταχθησόμενον Id. Lg. 740c; δικαίωσις τοῖς πέλας -ομένη dictated, Th. 1.141: Math., τὸ ἐπιταχθέν what was prescribed, Euc. 4.1, al.; πλευρὰς ἔχον ὅσας ἄν τις ἐπιτάξῃ with as many sides as you please, Papp. 290.26.
2. use the imperative mood, εὔχεσθαι οἰόμενος ἐπιτάττει εἰπὼν μῆνιν ἄειδε θεά.. τὸ γὰρ κελεῦσαι, φησί,..ἐπίταξίς ἐστιν Arist. Po. 1456b16; opp. κελεύειν, IG 12.76.33.
II
1. place next or beside, [Σαγάρτιοι] ἐπετετάχατο ἐς τοὺς Πέρσας Hdt. 7.85; ἐπετέτακτο Ἀριστοκράτει Περικλῆς X. HG 1.6.29: - Med., τοὺς ἱππέας ἐπετάξαντο ἐπὶ τῷ δεξιῷ they had the cavalry placed next, Th. 6.67.
2. place behind, ὄπισθεν τοῦ πεζοῦ τὴν ἵππον Hdt. 1.80, cf. Pl. R. 471d (Pass.): - Med., ἐπιτάξασθαι τῇ φάλαγγι λόχους X. An. 6.5.9: - Pass., τοῖσι μυρίοισι ἐπετέτακτο ἵππος Περσέων μυρίη Hdt. 7.41, cf. Plu. Luc. 31, Ael. Tact. 29.8, Arr. Tact. 25.10; Ἀράβιοι ἔσχατοι ἐπετετάχατο Hdt. 7.87. Gramm., place after, in Pass., αὐτὸς πάσῃ ἀντωνυμίᾳ -τάσσεται A.D. Pron. 34.10, cf. Synt. 138.23.
3. set in command over, τινί Arr. An. 1.24.1: - Pass., οἱ ἐπιτεταγμένοι set as guards over the wagons, Th. 5.72; ταῖς βασιλικαῖς ἐπιστολαῖς -ταχθείς Philostr. VS 2.24.1, cf. Jul. Or. 2.63d.
G2004 — ἐπιτάσσω
1 aorist ἐπέταξα; (τάσσω); to enjoin upon, order, command, charge: absolutely, [Luk 14:22]; τίνι, [Mar 1:27]; [Mar 9:25]; [Luk 4:36]; [Luk 8:25]; τίνι τό ἀνῆκον, [Phi 1:8]; τίνι followed by the infinitive, [Mar 6:39]; [Luk 8:31]; [Act 23:2]; followed by an accusative and infinitive [Mar 6:27]; followed by direct discourse, [Mar 9:25]. (Several times in the Sept.; Greek writings from Herodotus down.) (Synonym: see κελεύω, at the end.)
ἐπι - τάσσω ,
[in LXX for H559, H6680, etc.;]
to command, charge: c . acc rei , [Luk 14:22]; c. dat. pers ., [Mar 1:27]; [Mar 9:25], [Luk 4:36]; [Luk 8:25]; id . c . acc rei , [Phm 1:8]; id . c . inf ., [Mar 6:39], [Luk 8:31], [Act 23:2]; id . c . imperat., [Mar 9:25]; c . acc et inf ., [Mar 6:27]. †
SYN.: κελεύω G2753.