to appoint
tasso denotes assigning or setting persons, tasks, and arrangements in an ordered relation.
The attested uses chiefly concern persons or matters being assigned to a role, task, or standing: people are appointed to go, things are appointed to be done, and authorities or people are set in a stated relation. The same verb also appears for setting a day and for a household’s commitment to service.
Senses in use
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Assigning to a role, task, or standing · dominant
In Acts 15:2, the aorist active form occurs where Paul, Barnabas, and others are appointed to go to Jerusalem; in Matthew 28:16, the middle form marks the mountain Jesus had designated for the disciples. Perfect passive forms describe people appointed to eternal life in Acts 13:48, matters appointed for Paul to do in Acts 22:10, and authorities appointed by God in Romans 13:1.
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Purposeful setting or arranging · occasional
In Acts 28:23, the aorist middle participle is used as people set a day before many came to Paul’s lodging. In 1 Corinthians 16:15, the aorist active form concerns Stephanas’s household in connection with their commitment to the service of the saints; the APB renders the clause "have devoted themselves to the service of the saints."
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Being placed under authority · rare
In Luke 7:8, the present passive participle describes a man "set under authority," followed by his commands to soldiers and a slave. The clause presents his own assigned position as the basis for the authority he exercises over others.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the verb with wording such as "appointed," "set under authority," "set a day," and "devoted themselves." Because its English is a whole-verse translation, these variations show the clauses’ contexts rather than separate fixed English equivalents.