ἐντέλλω: (τέλλω equivalent to τελέω); several times in the poets (Pindar Olymp. 7, 73) and the later writers (ἐντεταλκε, Josephus, Antiquities 7, 14, 5 (but Bekker ἐντεταλθαι); καθώς ἐντέταλται σοι, passively, Sir_7:31); generally, and so always in the N. T., deponent middle ἐντέλλομαι; future ἐντελοῦμαι; 1 aorist ἐνετειλάμην; perfect 3 person singular ἐντέταλται (Act_13:47); the Sept. very often for φΔεΘΜδ; to order, command to be done, enjoin: περί τίνος, Heb_11:22; ἐνετείλατο λέγων, Mat_15:4 (R T); τίνι, Act_1:2; (with λέγων added, Mat_17:9); with οὕτω added, Act_13:47; καθώς, (Mar_11:6 R L marginal reading); Joh_14:31 R G T; followed by an infinitive Mat_19:7; τίνι, followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, § 141, 2; 275 (237)), Joh_8:5 Rec.; τίνι, ἵνα (cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)), Mar_13:34 (Josephus, Antiquities 7, 14, 5; 8, 14, 2); τίνι τί, Mat_28:20; Mar_10:3; Joh_15:14; Joh_15:17; τίνι περί τίνος, the genitive of person, Mat_4:6; Luk_4:10, from Psa_90:11 ff (ff). διαθήκην ἐντέλλεσθαι πρός τινα, to command to be delivered to one, Heb_9:20; cf. ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ πρός λαόν αὐτοῦ, Sir_45:3; the phrase ἐντέλλεσθαι (τίνι) διαθήκην occurs also in Jos_23:16; Jdg_2:20; Jer_11:4; Psalm 110:9 (), but in another sense, as appears from the full expression διαθήκην, ἥν ἐνετείλατο ὑμῖν ποιεῖν, Deu_4:13. (Synonym: see κελεύω, at the end.)

ἐντέλλω entellō 15x some list as ἐντέλλομαι , mid., to enjoin, charge, command, Mat_4:6 ; Mat_15:4 ; Mat_17:9 ; to direct, Mat_19:7 ; Mar_10:3 command; instruct; order.

ἐν -τέλλω , [in LXX , as in NT (and mostly in Hdt .), always mid ., chiefly for H6680 pi .;] -ομαι , to command, enjoin, instruct: seq . περί Heb_11:22 ; c . inf ., Mat_19:7 ; c. dat. pers ., Act_1:2 ; οὕτως , Act_13:47 ; καθώς , Joh_14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν , WH ); seq . λέγων , Mat_17:9 ; c . inf ., Joh_8:5 ; ἵνα , Mar_13:34 ; c . acc rei , Mat_28:20 , Mar_10:3 , Joh_15:14 ; Joh_15:17 ; seq . περί , c . gen . pers ., Mat_4:6 and Luk_4:10 ( LXX ); διαθήκην ἐ . πρός , c . acc pers ., Heb_9:20 ( LXX ) ( cf. Sir_45:3 ).† SYN.: κελεύω G2753 , to command, of verbal orders in general; παραγγέλλω G3853 , to charge , esp . of the transmitted orders of a military com\-mander; ἐντέλλω G1781 points rather to the contents of the command ( v. Thayer , s.v. κελεύω G2753 ).

ἐντέλλομαι [page 217] For this common verb = give orders, charge, it is sufficient to cite P Grenf I. 30 .3 (B.C. 103) οἶς καὶ ἐντετάλμεθ [α ] ἀσπάσεσθαι ὑμᾶς παρ᾽ ἡμῶν φιλοφρόνως , P Tebt I. 37 .11 (B.C. 73) ἐν̣τέταλταί μοι παραλαβὼν στρατιώτας ἐκπορθῆσαι αὐτούς , P Ryl II. 229 .5 (A.D. 38) Ὠφελίωνι ἐνετειλάμην ἵνα καὶ αὐτὸς δοῖ ἑτέραν ( sc. ὄνον ), ib. 241 .10 (iii/A.D.) περὶ ὧν σοι ἐνετίλατο Σ . The later juristic usage = invest one with legal powers, is discussed by Mitteis Papyruskunde, p. 261, and Wenger Stellvertretung , p. 105.

ἐν-τέλλω [in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ;] -ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: before περί Heb.11:22; with inf., Mat.19:7; with dative of person(s), Act.1:2; οὕτως, Act.13:47; καθώς, Jhn.14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); before λέγων, Mat.17:9; with inf., Jhn.8:5; ἵνα, Mrk.13:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.28:20, Mrk.10:3, Jhn.15:14, 17; before περί, with genitive of person(s), Mat.4:6 and Luk.4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, with accusative of person(s), Heb.9:20 (LXX) (cf. Sir.45:3).† SYN.: κελεύω, to command, of verbal orders in general; παραγγέλλω, to charge, esp. of the transmitted orders of a military com­mander; ἐντέλλω points rather to the contents of the command (see Thayer, see word κελεύω) (AS)