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Strong's G1291 διαστέλλομαι (diastellomai)

Diastellomai means “charge” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1291 — berek (“knee”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1291
Language Greek
Linked Usages 57
Books 27

Strong's G1291 Quick Answer

Strong's G1291 διαστέλλομαι (diastellomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. diastellomai (dee-as-tel'-lom-ai) v. 1. to set (oneself) apart 2. (figuratively) to distinguish It has 57 linked Bible usages across 27 books. Visible English usage signals include which. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
diastellomai (dee-as-tel'-lom-ai) v. 1. to set (oneself) apart 2. (figuratively) to distinguish
Usage
57 linked usages
Books
27 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
which

Meaning and Definition

diastellomai (dee-as-tel'-lom-ai) v. 1. to set (oneself) apart 2. (figuratively) to distinguish 3. (by implication) to enjoin [middle voice from G1223 and G4724] KJV: charge, that which was (give) commanded(-ment) Root(s): G1223, G4724

Original Word
διαστέλλομαι
Transliteration
diastellomai
Derivation
Root: στέλλω R1: 1223 R2: 4724
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1291. 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 give orders

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G1291 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render diastellomai, 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.

which Acts 15:24

How Strong's G1291 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 45 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 G1291 (διαστέλλομαι) appears 54 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1291 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 G1291 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 16:20 KJV

Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

Mark 5:43 KJV

And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Mark 7:36 KJV

And 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;

Strong's G1291 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

45 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 25:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, And one people shall excel the other, And the elder shall serve the younger.

Genesis 30:28 Septuagint / Brenton

Appoint me thy wages, and I will give them.

Genesis 30:35 Septuagint / Brenton

And he separated in that day the spotted and speckled he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was gray among the rams, and every one that was white among them, and he gave them into the hand of his sons.

Strong's G1291 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 11:12 Septuagint / Brenton

for their victuals fail them, and all their water is scant, and they have determined to lay hands upon their cattle, and purposed to consume all those things, that God hath forbidden them to eat by his laws:

Judith 14:15 Septuagint / Brenton

But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him.

2 Maccabees 14:28 Septuagint / Brenton

When this came to Nicanor’s hearing, he was much confounded in himself, and took it grievously that he should make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault.

Usage Excerpts

First 57 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1291.

Genesis 25:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, And one people shall excel the other, And the elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 30:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Appoint me thy wages, and I will give them.
Genesis 30:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he separated in that day the spotted and speckled he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was gray among the rams, and every one that was white among them, and he gave them into the hand of his sons.
Genesis 30:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob separated the lambs, and set before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one among the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.
Leviticus 5:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That unrighteous soul, which determines with his lips to do evil or to do good according to whatsoever a man may determine with an oath, and it shall have escaped his notice, and he shall afterward know it, and so he should sin in some one of these things—
Leviticus 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to distinguish between sacred and profane, and between clean and unclean,
Leviticus 11:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.
Leviticus 16:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that sends forth the goat that has been set apart to be let go, shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterward shall enter into the camp.
Leviticus 22:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever man shall offer a peace offering to the Lord, discharging a vow, or in the way of freewill offering, or an offering in your feasts, of the herds or of the sheep, it shall be without blemish for acceptance: there shall be no blemish in it.
Numbers 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt separate the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and they shall be mine.
Numbers 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is it a little thing for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, and brought you near to himself to minister in the services of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the tabernacle to minister for them?
Numbers 35:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall appoint to yourselves cities: they shall be to you cities of refuge for the slayer to flee to, everyone who has killed another unintentionally.
Deuteronomy 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand near before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name to this day.
Deuteronomy 19:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou shalt separate for thyself three cities in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.
Deuteronomy 19:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore I charge thee, saying, Thou shalt separate for thyself three cities.
Deuteronomy 29:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God shall by no means be willing to pardon him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his jealousy shall flame out against that man; and all the curses of this covenant shall attach themselves to him, which are written in this book, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Joshua 20:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua separated Kadesh in Galilee in the Mount Naphtali, and Shechem in the Mount Ephraim, and the city of Arba; this is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
Judges 1:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord was with Judah, and he inherited the mountain; for they were not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, for Rechab prevented them.
Ruth 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And wherever thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if I leave thee, for death only shall divide between me and thee.
1 Kingdoms 3:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.
4 Kingdoms 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as they were going, they went on talking; and, behold, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and it separated between them both; and Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind as it were into heaven.
1 Chronicles 23:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name forever.
2 Chronicles 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whatsoever man of your brethren that dwell in their cities shall bring the cause that comes before you, between blood and blood, and between precept and commandment, and ordinances and judgments, ye shall even decide for them; so they shall not sin against the Lord, and there shall not be wrath upon you, and upon your brethren: thus ye shall do, and ye shall not sin.
2 Chronicles 23:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoiada the priest committed the works of the house of the Lord into the hand of the priests and Levites, and he re-established the courses of the priests and Levites which David appointed over the house of the Lord, and he appointed them to offer whole burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of David.
Ezra 8:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
Ezra 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
Ezra 10:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
Ezra 10:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Nehemiah 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Psalms 65:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Which my lips framed, And my mouth uttered in my affliction.
Psalms 67:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, They shall be made snow-white in Zalmon.
Psalms 105:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they provoked his spirit, And he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.
Jeremiah 22:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast built for thyself a well-proportioned house, airy chambers, fitted with windows, and wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
Ezekiel 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou hast not warned him, to give warning to the wicked, to turn from his ways, that he should live; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
Ezekiel 3:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, and from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, and thou shalt deliver thy soul.
Ezekiel 3:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits a trespass, and I shall bring punishment before him, he shall die, because thou didst not warn him: he shall even die in his sins, because his righteousness shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
Ezekiel 3:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if thou warn the righteous not to sin, and he sin not, the righteous shall surely live, because thou hast warned him; and thou shalt deliver thine own soul.
Ezekiel 22:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Her priests also have set at nought my law, and profaned my holy things: they have not distinguished between the holy and profane, nor have they distinguished between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I was profaned in the midst of them.
Ezekiel 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I the Lord have spoken; and it shall come, and I will do it; I will not delay, neither will I have any mercy: I will judge thee, saith the Lord, according to thy ways, and according to thy devices: therefore will I judge thee according to thy bloodshed, and according to thy devices will I judge thee, thou unclean, notorious, and abundantly provoking one.
Ezekiel 39:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall appoint men continually to go over the land, to bury them that have been left on the face of the earth, to cleanse it after the space of seven months, and they shall seek them out.
Ezekiel 42:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The four sides he measured by the same reed, and he marked out the house and the circumference of the parts round about, a space of five hundred cubits eastward, and a breadth of five hundred cubits, to make a division between the sanctuary and the outer wall, that belonged to the design of the house.
Hosea 13:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Forasmuch as he will cause a division among his brethren, the Lord shall bring upon him an east wind from the desert, and shall dry up his veins and quite drain his fountains: he shall dry up his land, and spoil all his precious vessels.
Micah 5:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many nations, as a lion in the forest among cattle, and as a lion’s whelp among flocks of sheep, even as when he goes through, and selects, and carries off his prey, and there is none to deliver.
Nahum 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord who rules over many waters, Even thus shall they be sent away, and the report of thee shall not be heard anymore.
Malachi 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will appoint food for you, and I will not destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field shall not fail, saith the Lord Almighty.
Matthew 16:20 New Testament, KJV
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Mark 5:43 New Testament, KJV
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Mark 7:36 New Testament, KJV
And 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 8:15 New Testament, KJV
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
Mark 9:9 New Testament, KJV
And 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 15:24 New Testament, KJV
Forasmuch 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 New Testament, KJV
(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:
Judith 11:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
for their victuals fail them, and all their water is scant, and they have determined to lay hands upon their cattle, and purposed to consume all those things, that God hath forbidden them to eat by his laws:
Judith 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him.
2 Maccabees 14:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When this came to Nicanor’s hearing, he was much confounded in himself, and took it grievously that he should make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The works of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: And from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof.
Wisdom of Sirach 44:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, And gave him a heritage, And divided his portions; Among the twelve tribes did he part them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1291, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1291 FAQ

What does diastellomai (διαστέλλομαι) mean?

Diastellomai (Strong's G1291) is a Greek word most simply glossed "charge". diastellomai (dee-as-tel'-lom-ai) v. 1. to set (oneself) apart 2. (figuratively) to distinguish

How many times is diastellomai (διαστέλλομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 57 linked usages for Strong's G1291 across 27 books.

Where can I study diastellomai (διαστέλλομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1291 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate diastellomai (διαστέλλομαι)?

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

Does Strong's G1291 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 45 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1291, with linked reader references where each row is available.