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# commandeth

verb, old form of «commands» (he, she, it)

«commandeth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«commandeth» means «commands», a form of «command»: To tell someone officially to do something; to order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/commandeth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he commandeth» = «he commands».

### Examples

- And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. (Torah NUM.32.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/commandeth/#x1)
- This day the LORD thy God commandeth thee to do these statutes and ordinances; thou shalt therefore observe and do them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. (Torah DEU.26.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/commandeth/#x2)

### Note

Today: commands.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «commandeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/commandeth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«commandeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/commandeth.html) on Mova free.