“tassō”
Quick Facts
- Pronunciation: tä’s-sō
- Strongs Concordance: #G5021
- to put in order, to station
- to place in a certain order, to arrange, to assign a place, to appoint
- to assign (appoint) a thing to one
- to appoint, ordain, order
- to appoint on one’s own responsibility or authority
- to appoint mutually, i.e. agree upon
- to place in a certain order, to arrange, to assign a place, to appoint
- to put in order, to station
- Appears 7 times in 7 verses in the New Testament
- Common translations
- “appointed” (2x)
- “designated” (1x)
- “determined” (1x)
- “devoted” (1x)
- “established” (1x)
- “set” (1x)
Where and how tassō is used in the New Testament
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Matthew 28:16 NASB – “But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.”
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Acts 13:48 NASB – “When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.”
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Acts 15:2 NASB – “And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue.”
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Acts 22:10 NASB – “”And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.’”
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Acts 28:23 NASB – “When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.”
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Romans 13:1 NASB – “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.”
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1 Corinthians 16:15 NASB – “Now I urge you, brethren (you know the household of Stephanas, that they were the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves for ministry to the saints),”
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