διαστέλλομαιdiastéllomai
to set (oneself) apart (figuratively, distinguish), i.e. (by implication) to enjoin
Greek (New Testament) · G1291
Meanings
1. to divide, distinguish, define.
2. to command, charge expressly: passive, τὸ διαστελλόμενον, Hebrews 12:20. Mid., in late Gk. with same sense; a. dative of person, Mark 8:15, Acts 15:24; followed by ἵνα, Matthew 16:20, Mark 5:43, Mark 7:36, Mark 9:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 16:20 Then he sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
- Mark 5:43 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.
- Mark 7:36 Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news.
- Mark 8:15 As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
- Mark 9:9 As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
- Acts 15:24 “We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.