ἐξαποστέλλωexapostéllō
to send away forth, i.e. (on a mission) to despatch, or (peremptorily) to dismiss
Greek (New Testament) · G1821
Meanings
1. to send forth: with acc person, Acts 7:12, Acts 12:11, Galatians 4:4; τ. ἐπαγγελίαν, Luke 24:49; τ. πνεῦμα, Galatians 4:6; [τ. κήρυγμα, Mark 16:1-20, "shorter conclusion, " WH; ] followed by εἰς, Acts 22:21; passive, ὁ λόγος, Acts 13:26.
2. to send away: with acc person, followed by εἰς, Acts 9:30; followed by ἕως, Acts 11:22; with infinitive, Acts 17:14; κενόν, Luke 1:53, Luke 20:10, Luke 20:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.
- Luke 20:10 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.
- Luke 20:11 So the owner sent another servant, but they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed.
- Acts 7:12 Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons—our ancestors—to buy some.
- Acts 9:30 When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.
- Acts 11:22 When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.