Lexical Definition

‎ἐντέλλομαι‎ entéllomai (en-tel'-lom-ahee) to order ^G:V
from ‎ἐν‎ and the base of ‎τέλος‎

(give) charge, (give) command(-ments), injoin.

• to enjoin

Abbott-Smith

ἐν-τέλλω [in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ;]
-ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: seq. περί He 11:22; c. inf., Mt 19:7; c. dat. pers., Ac 1:2; οὕτως, Ac 13:47; καθώς, Jo 14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); seq. λέγων, Mt 17:9; c. inf., Jo 8:5; ἵνα, Mk 13:34; c. acc rei, Mt 28:20, Mk 10:3, Jo 15:14, 17; seq. περί, c. gen. pers., Mt 4:6 and Lk 4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, c. acc pers., He 9:20 (LXX) (cf. Si 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 (v. Thayer, s.v. κελεύω)

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐντέλλω,

enjoin, command, active only in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— mostly in middle, τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in a will, φίλοις ταῦτα ἐντέλλομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with dative person et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐντείλασθαι ἀπὸ γλώσσης command by word of mouth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so in perfect, ἐντέταλται [LXX+2nd c.BC+]:—passive, τὰ ἐντεταλμένα commands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II invest with legal powers, authorize to act, ἐ. σοι καὶ ἐπιτρέπω [Refs 4th c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.13.17}