μεταπέμπωmetapémpō
to send from elsewhere, i.e. (middle voice) to summon or invite
Greek (New Testament) · G3343
Meanings
to send after or for: passive, Acts 10:29. Chiefly in middle, to send for, summon Acts 10:5, Acts 10:22, Acts 10:29, Acts 11:13, Acts 20:1, Acts 24:24, Acts 24:26, Acts 25:3.
Same root
- μετάmetá · G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- πέμπωpémpō · G3992to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas (as a stronger form of ) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and G4724 (στέλλω) denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Acts 10:5 Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.
- Acts 10:22 They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”
- Acts 10:29 So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me.”
- Acts 11:13 He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.
- Acts 20:1 When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia.
- Acts 24:24 A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.