τάσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *taťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (to touch, grasp).[1] Cognate with Latin tangō and taxō, Old English þaccian (to touch, pat). More at thack, thwack.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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τᾰ́σσω (tássō)

  1. (transitive) to arrange, put in order
  2. (transitive, military) to arrange soldiers, array, marshal
  3. (passive voice) to fall in, form up
  4. (transitive) to post, station
  5. (transitive) to appoint, assign
  6. (transitive) to undertake
  7. (transitive) to order, command
  8. (transitive) to assess payments
  9. (transitive) to agree upon
  10. (transitive) to impose punishments, laws

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1454-5

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