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G649 — ἀποστέλλω

apostellō · to send · Greek

ἀπο-στέλλω, [in LXX very freq., almost always for שׁלח ;] prop., to send away, to dispatch on service; 1. to send with a commission, or on service; (a) of persons: Christ, Mat.10:40; the apostles, 10:16; servants, Mrk.12:2; angels, 13:27; (b) of things: ὄνος, Mat.21:3; τὸ δρέπανον, Mrk.4:29; τ. λόγον, Act.10:36; τ. ἐπαγγελίαν (i.e. the promised Holy Spirit), Luk.24:49, Rec.; before εἰς, Mat.20:2, Luk.11:49, Jhn.3:17; ὀπίσω, Luk.19:14; ἔμπροσθεν, Jhn.3:28; πρὸ προσώπου, Mat.11:10; πρός, Mat.21:34; with ref. to sender or place of departure: ἀπό, Luk.1:26 (Rec. ὑπό); παρά, Jhn.1:6; ἐκ, ib. 1:19; ὑπό, Act.10:17 (Rec. ἀπό); before inf., Mrk.3:14, al.; ἵνα, Mrk.12:2, al.; εἰς (of purpose), Heb.1:14; without direct obj.: before πρός, Jhn.5:33; λέγων, Jhn.11:3; ἀποστείλας, with indic., Mat.2:16, Act.7:14, Rev.1:1. 2. to send away, dismiss: Luk.4:18, Mrk.5:10 8:26 12:3 (cf. ἐξ-, συν-αποστέλλω). SYN.: πέμπω, the general term. ἀ. "suggests official or authoritative sending" (see Thayer, see word πέμπω; Westc., Jo., 298; Epp. Jo., 125; Cremer, 529; MM, see word). (AS)

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Matthew 2:16 · ἀποστείλαςWhen Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.Matthew 8:31 · ἀπόστειλονSo the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”Matthew 10:5 · ἀπέστειλενThese twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.Matthew 10:16 · ἀποστέλλωBehold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.Matthew 10:40 · ἀποστείλαντάHe who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.Matthew 11:10 · ἀποστέλλωThis is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’Matthew 13:41 · ἀποστελεῖThe Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.Matthew 14:35 · ἀπέστειλανAnd when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him Matthew 15:24 · ἀπεστάληνHe answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”Matthew 20:2 · ἀπέστειλενHe agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.Matthew 21:1 · ἀπέστειλενAs they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,Matthew 21:3 · ἀποστελεῖIf anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”Matthew 21:34 · ἀπέστειλενWhen the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.Matthew 21:36 · ἀπέστειλενAgain, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.Matthew 21:37 · ἀπέστειλενFinally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.Matthew 22:3 · ἀπέστειλενHe sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.Matthew 22:4 · ἀπέστειλενAgain, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’Matthew 22:16 · ἀποστέλλουσινThey sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.Matthew 23:34 · ἀποστέλλωBecause of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.Matthew 23:37 · ἀπεσταλμένουςO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!Matthew 24:31 · ἀποστελεῖAnd He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.Matthew 27:19 · ἀπέστειλενWhile Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”Mark 1:2 · ἀποστέλλωAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”Mark 3:14 · ἀποστέλλῃHe appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,Mark 3:31 · ἀπέστειλανThen Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,Mark 4:29 · ἀποστέλλειAnd as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”Mark 5:10 · ἀποστείλῃAnd he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.Mark 6:7 · ἀποστέλλεινThen Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.Mark 6:17 · ἀποστείλαςFor Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.Mark 6:27 · ἀποστείλαςSo without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.Mark 8:26 · ἀπέστειλενJesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”Mark 9:37 · ἀποστείλαντά“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”Mark 11:1 · ἀποστέλλειAs they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples Mark 11:3 · ἀποστέλλειIf anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”Mark 12:2 · ἀπέστειλενAt harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.Mark 12:3 · ἀπέστειλανBut they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.Mark 12:4 · ἀπέστειλενThen he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.Mark 12:5 · ἀπέστειλεν·He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.Mark 12:6 · ἀπέστειλενFinally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.Mark 12:13 · ἀποστέλλουσινLater, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.Mark 13:27 · ἀποστελεῖAnd He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.Mark 14:13 · ἀποστέλλειSo He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,Luke 1:19 · ἀπεστάλην“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.Luke 1:26 · ἀπεστάληIn the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,Luke 4:18 · ἀπέσταλκέν · ἀποστεῖλαι“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Luke 4:43 · ἀπεστάλην.But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”Luke 7:3 · ἀπέστειλενWhen the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.Luke 7:20 · ἀπέστειλενWhen the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”Luke 7:27 · ἀποστέλλωThis is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’Luke 9:2 · ἀπέστειλενAnd He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.Luke 9:48 · ἀποστείλαντάAnd He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”Luke 9:52 · ἀπέστειλενHe sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.Luke 10:1 · ἀπέστειλενAfter this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.Luke 10:3 · ἀποστέλλωGo! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.Luke 10:16 · ἀποστείλαντάWhoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”Luke 11:49 · ἀποστελῶBecause of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’Luke 13:34 · ἀπεσταλμένουςO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!Luke 14:17 · ἀπέστειλενWhen it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’Luke 14:32 · ἀποστείλαςAnd if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.Luke 19:14 · ἀπέστειλανBut his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’Luke 19:29 · ἀπέστειλενAs He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,Luke 19:32 · ἀπεσταλμένοιSo those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.Luke 20:10 · ἀπέστειλενAt harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.Luke 20:20 · ἀπέστειλανSo they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.Luke 22:8 · ἀπέστειλενJesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”Luke 22:35 · ἀπέστειλαThen Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.John 1:6 · ἀπεσταλμένοςThere came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.John 1:19 · ἀπέστειλανAnd this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”John 1:24 · ἀπεσταλμένοιThen the Pharisees who had been sent John 3:17 · ἀπέστειλενFor God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.John 3:28 · ἀπεσταλμένοςYou yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’John 3:34 · ἀπέστειλενFor the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.John 4:38 · ἀπέστειλαI sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”John 5:33 · ἀπεστάλκατεYou have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.John 5:36 · ἀπέσταλκεν.But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.John 5:38 · ἀπέστειλενnor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.John 6:29 · ἀπέστειλενJesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”John 6:57 · ἀπέστειλένJust as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.John 7:29 · ἀπέστειλεν.but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”John 7:32 · ἀπέστειλανWhen the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.John 8:42 · ἀπέστειλεν.Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.John 9:7 · ἀπεσταλμένος.Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.John 10:36 · ἀπέστειλενthen what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?John 11:3 · ἀπέστειλανSo the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”John 11:42 · ἀπέστειλας.I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”John 17:3 · ἀπέστειλαςNow this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.John 17:8 · ἀπέστειλας.¶For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.John 17:18 · ἀπέστειλας · ἀπέστειλαAs You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.John 17:21 · ἀπέστειλας.that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.John 17:23 · ἀπέστειλαςI in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.John 17:25 · ἀπέστειλας·Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.John 18:24 · ἈπέστειλενThen Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.John 20:21 · ἀπέσταλκένAgain Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”Acts 3:20 · ἀποστείλῃthat times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.Acts 3:26 · ἀπέστειλενWhen God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”Acts 5:21 · ἀπέστειλανAt daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.Acts 7:14 · ἀποστείλαςThen Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.Acts 7:34 · ἀποστείλωI have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’Acts 7:35 · ἀπέσταλκενThis Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.Acts 8:14 · ἀπέστειλανWhen the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.Acts 9:17 · ἀπέσταλκένSo Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”Acts 9:38 · ἀπέστειλανSince Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”Acts 10:8 · ἀπέστειλενHe explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.Acts 10:17 · ἀπεσταλμένοιWhile Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.Acts 10:20 · ἀπέσταλκαSo get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”Acts 10:36 · ἀπέστειλενHe has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.Acts 11:11 · ἀπεσταλμένοιJust then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.Acts 11:13 · ἀπόστειλονHe told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.Acts 11:30 · ἀποστείλαντεςThis they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.Acts 13:15 · ἀπέστειλανAfter the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”Acts 15:27 · ἀπεστάλκαμενTherefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.Acts 15:33 · ἀποστείλανταςAfter spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.Acts 16:35 · ἀπέστειλανWhen daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”Acts 16:36 · ἀπέσταλκανThe jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”Acts 19:22 · ἀποστείλαςHe sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.Acts 26:17 · ἀποστέλλωI will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them Acts 28:28 · ἀπεστάληBe advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”Romans 10:15 · ἀποσταλῶσιν;And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”1 Corinthians 1:17 · ἀπέστειλένFor Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.2 Corinthians 12:17 · ἀπέσταλκαDid I exploit you by anyone I sent you?2 Timothy 4:12 · ἀπέστειλαTychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.Hebrews 1:14 · ἀποστελλόμεναAre not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?1 Peter 1:12 · ἀποσταλέντιIt was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.1 John 4:9 · ἀπέσταλκενThis is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.1 John 4:10 · ἀπέστειλενAnd love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.1 John 4:14 · ἀπέσταλκενAnd we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.Revelation 1:1 · ἀποστείλαςThis is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,Revelation 5:6 · ἀπεσταλμένοιThen I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.Revelation 22:6 · ἀπέστειλενThen the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”