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Strong's G1299 διατάσσω (diatasso)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1299 — baraq (“cast forth”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1299
Language Greek
Linked Usages 37
Books 20

Strong's G1299 Quick Answer

Strong's G1299 διατάσσω (diatasso) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. diatasso (dee-at-as'-so) v. 1. to arrange thoroughly 2. (specially) institute, prescribe, etc. It has 37 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include commanded, appointed, commanding, and set. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
diatasso (dee-at-as'-so) v. 1. to arrange thoroughly 2. (specially) institute, prescribe, etc.
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
commanded, appointed, commanding, and set

Meaning and Definition

diatasso (dee-at-as'-so) v. 1. to arrange thoroughly 2. (specially) institute, prescribe, etc. [from G1223 and G5021] KJV: appoint, command, give, (set in) order, ordain Root(s): G1223, G5021

Original Word
διατάσσω
Transliteration
diatasso
Derivation
Root: τάσσω R1: 1223 R2: 5021
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1299. 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 direct

Usage: δια-τάσσω [in LXX for שׂוּם, שָׁמַר, etc. ;] to charge, give orders to, appoint, arrange, ordain: with dative, Mat.11:1, 1Co.9:14 16:1; before inf., Luk.8:55, Act.18:2. Mid., 1Co.7:17, Act.20:13; with accusative, 1Co.11:34; with dative, Tit.1:5; before inf., Act.7:44 24:23. Pass., τὸ διατεταγμένον, Luk.3:13, Act.23:31; τὰ διαταχθέντα, Luk.17:9-10; διαταγείς, Gal.3:19.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1299 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render diatasso, 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 Luke 8:55 appointed Luke 3:13 commanding Matthew 11:1 set 1 Corinthians 11:34

How Strong's G1299 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old 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 New Testament with 16 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 G1299 (διατάσσω) appears 21 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1299 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 G1299 in the New Testament

16 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 11:1 KJV

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

Luke 3:13 KJV

And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

Luke 8:55 KJV

And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

Strong's G1299 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 3:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And Ehud went out to the porch, and passed out by the appointed guards, and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and locked them.

Judges 5:9 Septuagint / Brenton

My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; Ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.

1 Kingdoms 13:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? and Saul said, Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and thou wast not present as thou purposedst according to the set time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered to Michmash.

Strong's G1299 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 2:16 Septuagint / Brenton

and he ranged them, as a great army is ordered for the war.

1 Maccabees 6:35 Septuagint / Brenton

Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best.

2 Maccabees 5:3 Septuagint / Brenton

and troops of horsemen in array, encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments, and harness of all sorts.

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1299.

Judges 3:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ehud went out to the porch, and passed out by the appointed guards, and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and locked them.
Judges 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; Ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 13:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? and Saul said, Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and thou wast not present as thou purposedst according to the set time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered to Michmash.
3 Kingdoms 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there rise up men out of the city of Midian, and they come to Paran, and take men with them, and come to Pharaoh king of Egypt: and Hadad went in to Pharaoh, and he gave him a house, and appointed him provision.
1 Chronicles 9:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these were the singers, heads of families of the Levites, to whom were established daily courses, for they were employed in the services day and night.
2 Chronicles 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the priests went out of the holy place (for all the priests that were found were sanctified, they were not then arranged according to their daily course),
Proverbs 9:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. And the same will pursue birds in their flight: And he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; And a land appointed to drought, And he gathers barrenness with his hands.
Ezekiel 21:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may enter in: the two shall go forth of one country; and there shall be a force at the top of the way of the city, thou shalt set it at the top of the way,
Ezekiel 21:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that the sword may enter in upon Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and upon Judea, and upon Jerusalem in the midst thereof.
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.
Ezekiel 44:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye appointed others to keep the charges in my sanctuary.
Daniel 1:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king appointed them a daily portion from the king’s table, and from the wine which he drank; and gave orders to nourish them three years, and that afterward they should stand before the king.
Matthew 11:1 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
Luke 3:13 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Luke 8:55 New Testament, KJV
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
Luke 17:9 New Testament, KJV
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luke 17:10 New Testament, KJV
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
Acts 7:44 New Testament, KJV
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
Acts 18:2 New Testament, KJV
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
Acts 20:13 New Testament, KJV
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
Acts 23:31 New Testament, KJV
Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Acts 24:23 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
1 Corinthians 7:17 New Testament, KJV
But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
1 Corinthians 9:14 New Testament, KJV
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
1 Corinthians 11:34 New Testament, KJV
And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
1 Corinthians 16:1 New Testament, KJV
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
Galatians 3:19 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Titus 1:5 New Testament, KJV
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Judith 2:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and he ranged them, as a great army is ordered for the war.
1 Maccabees 6:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best.
2 Maccabees 5:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and troops of horsemen in array, encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments, and harness of all sorts.
2 Maccabees 12:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timothy, who had about him a hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen.
2 Maccabees 14:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Judas placed armed men ready in convenient places, lest some treachery should be suddenly practiced by the enemies: so they made a peaceable conference.
3 Maccabees 1:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Women, but recently separated off, left their bridal chambers, left the reserve that befitted them, and ran about the city in a disorderly manner.
3 Maccabees 5:44 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Joyfully his friends broke up, together with his kinsmen; and, trusting in his determination, arranged their forces in guard at the most convenient places of the city.
4 Maccabees 8:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whom, when the tyrant beheld, encircling their mother as in a dance, he was pleased at them; and being struck with their becoming and ingenuous mien, smiled upon them, and calling them near, said,
Wisdom of Solomon 11:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, and without these might they have fallen down with one blast, Being persecuted of vengeance, And scattered abroad through the breath of thy power: But thou hast ordered all things in measure and number and weight.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1299, grouped by book.

Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1299 FAQ

What does diatasso (διατάσσω) mean?

Diatasso (Strong's G1299) is a Greek word most simply glossed "arrange thoroughly". diatasso (dee-at-as'-so) v. 1. to arrange thoroughly 2. (specially) institute, prescribe, etc.

How many times is diatasso (διατάσσω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's G1299 across 20 books.

Where can I study diatasso (διατάσσω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1299 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate diatasso (διατάσσω)?

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

Does Strong's G1299 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1299, with linked reader references where each row is available.