ἀναπέμπωanapémpō
to send up or back
Greek (New Testament) · G375
Meanings
1. to send up
(a) to a higher place
(b) to a higher authority: Luke 23:7, Luke 23:15, Acts 25:21.
2. to send back (Pind.): Luke 23:11, Philemon 1:11.
Same root
- ἀνάaná · G303properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)
- 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 5 times in the Bible.
- Luke 23:7 When they said that he was, Pilate sent him to Herod Antipas, because Galilee was under Herod’s jurisdiction, and Herod happened to be in Jerusalem at the time.
- Luke 23:11 Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.
- Luke 23:15 Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty.
- Acts 25:21 But Paul appealed to have his case decided by the emperor. So I ordered that he be held in custody until I could arrange to send him to Caesar.”
- Philemon 1:12 I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.