ἐπιτάσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐπιτάττω (epitáttō)Attic

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ τᾰ́σσω (tắssō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω • (epĭtắssō)

  1. put upon as a duty, enjoin
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.139.1:
      Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ ἐπὶ μὲν τῆς πρώτης πρεσβείας τοιαῦτα ἐπέταξάν
      Lakedaimónioi dè epì mèn tês prṓtēs presbeías toiaûta epétaxán
      Such things the Lacedaemonians ordered in their first embassy
  2. place beside

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