ἐπιτάσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ τᾰ́σσω (tássō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω (epitássō)

  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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