signifies "to set in order, appoint, command," Mat 11:1, Luk 8:55, Luk 1:17-10, Act 18:2, Act 23:31; "gave order," 1Co 16:1, RV. So in Act 24:23, where it is in the Middle Voice. See APPOINT, No. 6.
<2,,2036, epo>
denotes "to speak" (connected with eipon, "to say"); hence, among various renderings, "to bid, command," Mat 4:3, Mar 5:43, Mar 8:7, Luk 4:3, Luk 19:15. See BID.
Note: In 2Co 4:6, the RV rightly has "said," followed by the quotation "Light shall shine out of darkness."
<3,,1781, entello>
signifies "to enjoin upon, to charge with;" it is used in the Middle Voice in the sense of commanding, Mat 19:7, Mat 28:20, Mar 10:3, Mar 13:34, Joh 8:5, Joh 15:14, Joh 15:17, Act 13:47, Heb 9:20, Heb 11:22, "gave commandment." See CHARGE, ENJOIN.
<4,,2004, epitasso>
signifies to appoint over, put in charge (epi, "over," tasso, "to appoint"); then, "to put upon one as a duty, to enjoin," Mar 1:27, Mar 6:27, Mar 6:39, Mar 9:25, Luk 4:36, Luk 8:25, Luk 8:31, Luk 14:22, Act 23:2, Phm 1:8. See CHARGE, ENJOIN.
<5,,2753, keleuo>
"to urge, incite, order," suggests a stronger injunction than No. 6, Mat 14:9, Mat 14:19, Mat 15:35, Mat 18:25, Mat 27:58, Mat 27:64, Luk 18:40, Act 4:15 (frequently in Acts, not subsequently in the NT). See BID.
<6,,3853, parangello>
"to announce beside" (para, "beside," angello, "to announce"), "to pass on an announcement," hence denotes "to give the word, order, give a charge, command," e.g., Mar 6:8, Luk 8:29, Luk 9:21, Act 5:28, 2Th 3:4, 2Th 3:6, 2Th 3:10, 2Th 3:12. See CHARGE, B, No. 8.
<7,,4367, prostasso>
denotes "to arrange or set in order towards" (pros, "towards," tasso, "to arrange"); hence "to prescribe, give command," Mat 1:24, Mat 8:4, Mar 1:44, Luk 5:14, Act 10:33, Act 10:48. For Mat 21:6 see Note (3) below. See BID.
Notes: (1) In Rev 9:4, rheo, "to speak," is translated "said" in the RV (AV, "commanded"). (2) in Heb 12:20 diastellomai, "to charge, enjoin" (so in the RV), is rendered "commanded" in the AV. (3) in Mat 21:6, the RV, translating suntasso, as in the best mss., has "appointed," AV, "commanded."
