What does διαστέλλομαι (diastéllomai) mean in the Bible?
διαστέλλομαι (diastéllomai): Commands given with explicit separation or definition; to charge someone distinctly about what to do
Greek · G1291
διαστέλλομαι
To give orders
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διαστέλλομαι G1291
Pronunciation diastéllomai
What does διαστέλλομαι (diastéllomai) mean in the Bible?
διαστέλλομαι (diastéllomai): Commands given with explicit separation or definition; to charge someone distinctly about what to do
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1291?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Jesus] admonished (1), [Jesus] gave strict orders (1), [Jesus] ordered (1), He admonished (1), He cautioned (1).
Where does διαστέλλομαι (diastéllomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (5), Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [Jesus] admonished 1× Mark 9:9
[Jesus] gave strict orders 1× Mark 5:43
[Jesus] ordered 1× Mark 7:36
He admonished 1× Matthew 16:20
He cautioned 1× Mark 8:15
ordered 1× Mark 7:36
was commanded 1× Hebrews 12:20
without our authorization 1× Acts 15:24
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:20 διεστείλατο* to He admonished Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 5:43 διεστείλατο to [Jesus] gave strict orders Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 7:36 διεστείλατο to [Jesus] ordered Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 7:36 διεστέλλετο to ordered Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 8:15 διεστέλλετο to He cautioned Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 9:9 διεστείλατο to [Jesus] admonished Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 15:24 διεστειλάμεθα to without our authorization Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural Hebrews 12:20 διαστελλόμενον to was commanded Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:20
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 5 Acts 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
διεστείλατο 3x diesteilato Mark 5:43, Mark 7:36, Mark 9:9
διεστέλλετο 2x diestelleto Mark 7:36, Mark 8:15
διαστελλόμενον 1x diastellomenon Hebrews 12:20
διεστειλάμεθα 1x diesteilametha Acts 15:24
διεστείλατο* 1x diesteilato Matthew 16:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 4x Matthew 16:20, Mark 5:43, Mark 7:36, Mark 9:9
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Mark 7:36, Mark 8:15
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural 1x Acts 15:24
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 12:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Commands given with explicit separation or definition; to charge someone distinctly about what to do
Strong's G1291
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to give orders
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Commands given with explicit separation or definition; to charge someone distinctly about what to do
1to divide, distinguish, define.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
διεστείλατο diesteilato
I give a commission, order
Read verse Mark 5:43 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
διεστείλατο diesteilato
I give a commission, order
Read verse Mark 7:36 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
διεστείλατο diesteilato
I give a commission, order
Read verse Mark 7:36 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
διεστέλλετο, diestelleto
I give a commission, order
Read verse Mark 8:15 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
διεστέλλετο diestelleto
I give a commission, order
Read verse Mark 9:9 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
διεστείλατο diesteilato
I give a commission, order
Read verse Acts 15:24 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Middle Indicative
διεστειλάμεθα· diesteilameqa
I give a commission, order
Read verse Hebrews 12:20 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
διαστελλόμενον, diastellomenon
I give a commission, order
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present Voices Middle, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Middle Matt 16:20 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 7:36 · Mark 9:9 · Acts 15:24 5×
Imperfect Middle Mark 7:36 · Mark 8:15 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Heb 12:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 imperfect 2 present 1
Voice
middle 7 passive 1
Mood
indicative 7 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:20 διεστείλατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 5:43 διεστείλατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 7:36 διεστείλατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 7:36 διεστέλλετο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 8:15 διεστέλλετο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 9:9 διεστείλατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 15:24 διεστειλάμεθα aorist middle indicative completed Hebrews 12:20 διαστελλόμενον present passive participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαστέλλομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain