keleuo denotes issuing a directive that another person or group is to carry out.

The attested use is the giving of a directive for others to carry out: people are told to move, be brought or kept somewhere, receive punishment, or take a specified action. The same use appears in official commands in Acts 21:33 and Acts 25:21, in Jesus’ direction concerning the crowds in Matthew 14:19, and in requests that another person give such a directive in Matthew 14:28 and Matthew 27:64.

1. Issuing directives for an action · dominant

   The forms occur where a speaker directs another action or outcome. In Acts 21:33 the APB renders the military officer’s directive that a man be bound with two chains; in Acts 25:21 it renders a decision that Paul be held until he could be sent to Caesar; and in Matthew 14:19 it renders a direction for the crowds to recline on the grass. The same directive use is requested in Matthew 14:28, where Peter asks, “order me to come,” and in Matthew 27:64, where the request concerns securing the tomb.

   Acts 21:33Acts 25:21Matthew 14:19Matthew 14:28Matthew 27:64Acts 23:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “ordered,” while also using “commanded” and “ordering.” These English terms indicate the clauses’ overall presentation rather than fixed translations in every instance.