Verb epitassō (to order) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Mark

1: 27They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, "What is this? A new teaching - with authority! He orders (epitassō) even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."
6: 27Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard ordering (epitassō) him to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,
6: 39Then he ordered (epitassō) them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass.
9: 25When Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You spirit that keeps this boy from speaking and hearing, I order (epitassō) you, come out of him, and never enter him again!"

Luke

4: 36They were all amazed and kept saying to one another, "What kind of utterance is this? For with authority and power he orders (epitassō) the unclean spirits, and out they come!"
8: 25He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were afraid and amazed, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that he orders (epitassō) even the winds and the water, and they obey him?"
8: 31They begged him not to order (epitassō) them to go back into the abyss.
14: 22And the slave said, 'Sir, what you ordered (epitassō) has been done, and there is still room.'

Acts

23: 2Then the high priest Ananias ordered (epitassō) those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.