"to determine, issue a decision; to state or explain distinctly and accurately; hence, to admonish, direct, charge, command, Acts 15:24; Heb. 12:20; when followed by a negative clause, to interdict, prohibit, Mt. 16:30; Mk. 5:43"
Definition and meaning
to determine, issue a decision; to state or explain distinctly and accurately; hence, to admonish, direct, charge, command, Acts 15:24; Heb. 12:20; when followed by a negative clause, to interdict, prohibit, Mt. 16:30; Mk. 5:43
In the original Greek the word is written: διαστέλλω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of diastello (G1291) across the King James Bible.
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
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Common questions
Strong's G1291 (diastello) is a Greek word that means: to determine, issue a decision; to state or explain distinctly and accurately; hence, to admonish, direct, charge, command, Acts 15:24; Heb. 12:20; when followed by a negative clause, to interdict, pr... It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word diastello (G1291) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1291 is diastello, a Greek word defined as: to determine, issue a decision; to state or explain distinctly and accurately; hence, to admonish, direct, charge, command, Acts 15:24; Heb. 12:20; wh. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
diastello is a Greek word found in the New Testament.