διατάσσω

διατάσσω fut. 2 sg. διατάξεις Ezk 21:25; 1 aor. διέταξα. Mid.: fut. διατάξομαι; 1 aor. διεταξάμην. Pass.: 1 fut. inf. διαταχθήσεσθαι; 1 aor. διετάχθην, ptc. διαταχθείς (Just.); 2 aor. διετάγην (Just.), ptc. διαταγείς; pf. 3 sg. διατέτακται (Da 7:2; AcPl Ha 9, 6), ptc. διατεταγμένος; plpf. 3 sg. διετέτακτο (Just., D. 44, 2) (s. διάταγμα, τάσσω; Hes., Hdt.+) gener. to make orderly arrangements or to cause someone to do someth. that advances one’s objective, freq. of an official nature.

① to put into a proper order or relationship, make arrangements (X., Cyr. 8, 5, 16) οὕτως διατεταγμένος ἦν he had arranged it so Ac 20:13.—To make provisions for someone arrange (accommodations) Hv 3, 1, 4 (syntax as Ac 24:23 below).

② to give (detailed) instructions as to what must be done, order (Jos., Ant. 4, 308; 15, 113) w. dat. of pers. (Hippol., Ref. 10, 15, 5) Mt 11:1; 1 Cor 9:14; 16:1; 1 Cl 20:6. W. inf. foll. (Jos., Ant. 4, 205) Lk 8:55; Ac 18:2. Pass. Dg 7:2. τοῦτο γὰρ διατέτακται μηδένα ἀποκλεισθῆναι for it is ordained (by God) that no one be excluded AcPl Ha 9, 6. Military terminology τὰ διατασσόμενα orders 1 Cl 37:2. Also τὸ διατεταγμένον order (EpArist 92; POxy 105, 7 τὰ ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ διατεταγμένα) Lk 3:13. κατὰ τὸ δ. αὐτοῖς in accordance w. their orders (POxy 718, 25 κατὰ τὰ διατεταγμένα) Ac 23:31; cp. 1 Cl 43:1. τὰ διαταχθέντα what was ordered Lk 17:9, cp. 10; (ὁ νόμος; so Hes., Op. 274; Just., D. 45, 2) διαταγεὶς διʼ ἀγγέλων ordered (by God) through angels Gal 3:19 (s. διαταγή, end).—Mid. (in same sense Pla. et al.; SIG 709, 26; OGI 331, 53; Philo) order, command w. dat. of pers. Tit 1:5; IEph 3:1; ITr 3:3; IRo 4:3. W. dat. of pers. and inf. foll. Ac 24:23. Abs. οὕτως ἐν τ. ἐκκλησίαις πάσαις δ. I make this rule in all the churches 1 Cor 7:17. καθὼς διετάξατο just as he directed Ac 7:44. W. acc. of thing (Just., A II, 9, 4 νόμους) τὰ λοιπά the rest I will take care of when I come 1 Cor 11:34.—M-M. TW.