What does τάσσω (tássō) mean in the Bible?
τάσσω (tássō): To arrange authoritatively in order, often with military precision; assign to a specific role or position.
Greek · G5021
τάσσω
To appoint
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τάσσω G5021
Pronunciation tássō
What does τάσσω (tássō) mean in the Bible?
τάσσω (tássō): To arrange authoritatively in order, often with military precision; assign to a specific role or position.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5021?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have been appointed (2), appointed (1), had designated (1), they have devoted (1), they set (1).
Where does τάσσω (tássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 28:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), 1 Corinthians (1), Luke (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 have been appointed 2× Acts 22:10, Romans 13:1
appointed 1× Acts 13:48
had designated 1× Matthew 28:16
they have devoted 1× 1 Corinthians 16:15
they set 1× Acts 28:23
vvv 1× Luke 7:8
were appointed 1× Acts 15:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 28:16 ἐτάξατο to had designated Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Luke 7:8 τασσόμενος to vvv Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 13:48 τεταγμένοι to appointed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 15:2 ἔταξαν to were appointed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 22:10 τέτακταί to have been appointed Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 28:23 Ταξάμενοι to they set Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 13:1 τεταγμέναι to have been appointed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural 1 Corinthians 16:15 ἔταξαν to they have devoted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 28:16
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 4 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἔταξαν 2x etaxan Acts 15:2, 1 Corinthians 16:15
ἐτάξατο 1x etaxato Matthew 28:16
Ταξάμενοι 1x Taxamenoi Acts 28:23
τασσόμενος 1x tassomenos Luke 7:8
τεταγμέναι 1x tetagmenai Romans 13:1
τεταγμένοι 1x tetagmenoi Acts 13:48
τέτακταί 1x tetaktai Acts 22:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Acts 15:2, 1 Corinthians 16:15
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 28:16
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 28:23
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 22:10
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Romans 13:1
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 13:48
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 7:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To arrange authoritatively in order, often with military precision; assign to a specific role or position.
Strong's G5021
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 13:42-52 Source Gloss
to appoint
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 28:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐτάξατο etaxato
I assign, arrange
Read verse Luke 7:8 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
τασσόμενος, tassomenov
I assign, arrange
Read verse Acts 13:48 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τεταγμένοι tetagmenoi
I assign, arrange
Read verse Acts 15:2 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔταξαν etaxan
I assign, arrange
Read verse Acts 22:10 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
τέτακταί tetaktai
I assign, arrange
Read verse Acts 28:23 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
Ταξάμενοι taxamenoi
I assign, arrange
Read verse Romans 13:1 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
τεταγμέναι tetagmenai
I assign, arrange
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:15 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔταξαν etaxan
I assign, arrange
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, Present, Perfect Voices Active, 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 4×
Aorist Active Acts 15:2 · 1 Cor 16:15 2×
Aorist Middle Matt 28:16 1×
Perfect Passive Acts 22:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Perfect Passive Acts 13:48 · Rom 13:1 2×
Present Passive Luke 7:8 1×
Aorist Middle Acts 28:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 perfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 2 passive 2 middle 2
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 28:16 ἐτάξατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 7:8 τασσόμενος present passive participle participle Acts 15:2 ἔταξαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:10 τέτακταί perfect passive indicative resultant Acts 28:23 Ταξάμενοι aorist middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 16:15 ἔταξαν aorist active indicative completed
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Assigned, arranged, or appointed.
Showing 1 selected witness from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
τάσσω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Emphasizes divine sovereignty in salvation. Acts 13:42-52
Canonical Themes
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