Definition
πέμπω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַח ;]
to send;
(a) of persons: with accusative, absol., Matthew 22:7, Luke 7:19, John 1:22, 2 Corinthians 9:3, al.; ptcp. before verb., Matthew 14:10, Acts 19:31, al.; ptcp. before διά (= Heb. יָד;, 1 Kings 16:20, al.), Matthew 11:2 (cf. Revelation 1:1); of teachers sent by God, John 1:33; 4:34, Romans 8:3, al.; with accusative and dative, 1 Corinthians 4:17, Philippians 2:19; before πρός, with accusative, Luke 4:26, John 16:7, al.; before λέγων (cf. Heb. אָמַר שָׁלַח Genesis 38:25, al.), Luke 7:6, 19; before εἰς, with accusative loc., Matthew 2:8, Luke 15:15, al.; before εἰς (of purpose), Ephesians 6:22, Colossians 4:8, 1 Peter 2:14; with inf., John 1:33, 1 Corinthians 16:3, Revelation 22:16;
(b) of things : Revelation 11:10; before εἰς, Revelation 1:11; id., of purpose, Acts 11:29, Philippians 4:16; with dative of person(s), 2 Thessalonians 2:11; π. τ. δρέπανον σου (cf. εξαποστείλατε δρέπανα = מַגָּל שָׁלַח, Joel 3:13), Revelation 14:15, 18 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐκ-, μετα-, προ-, συν-πέμπω)
Synonyms: ἀποστέλλω, q.v
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πέμπω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
79 total
- Acts 11:29πέμψαι · to sendSo the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
- Acts 15:22πέμψαι · to sendThen the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
- Acts 15:25πέμψαι · to sendSo we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- Acts 19:31πέμψαντες · sent wordEven some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
- Acts 20:17πέμψας · [Paul] sentFrom Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
- Acts 23:30ἔπεμψα · I sent [him]When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
- Acts 25:25πέμπειν · to send [him]But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
- Acts 25:27πέμποντα · to send onFor it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
- Romans 8:3πέμψας · by sendingFor what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
- 1 Corinthians 4:17ἔπεμψα · I have sentThat is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
- 1 Corinthians 16:3πέμψω · I will sendThen, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
- 2 Corinthians 9:3Ἔπεμψα · I am sendingBut I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.
- Ephesians 6:22ἔπεμψα · I have sentI have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
- Philippians 2:19πέμψαι · to sendNow I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
- Philippians 2:23πέμψαι · to sendSo I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
- Philippians 2:25πέμψαι · to send backBut I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
- Philippians 2:28ἔπεμψα · to sendTherefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
- Philippians 4:16ἐπέμψατε · you providedFor even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.
- Colossians 4:8ἔπεμψα · I have sentI have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2ἐπέμψαμεν · We sentWe sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5ἔπεμψα · sentFor this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11πέμπει · will sendFor this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
- Titus 3:12πέμψω · I sendAs soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
- 1 Peter 2:14πεμπομένοις · those sent…or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
- Revelation 1:11πέμψον · send [it]…saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- Revelation 11:10πέμψουσιν · sendAnd those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
- Revelation 14:15Πέμψον · SwingThen another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
- Revelation 14:18Πέμψον · SwingStill another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
- Revelation 22:16ἔπεμψα · have sent“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”