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GreekG0649Verb

ἀποστέλλω

apostellō

131Occurrences
G0649Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively

from G575 (ἀπό) and G4724 (στέλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prop., to send away, to dispatch on service
1.to send with a commission, or on service
(a)of persons
(b)of things
2.to send away, dismiss
Synonyms
πέμπω, the general term. ἀ. "suggests official or authoritative sending" (see Thayer, *πέμπω; *Westc., Jo., 298; Epp. Jo., 125; Cremer, 529; MM, ).
LXX: very freq., almost always for שׁלח

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀποστέλλω appears 131 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
27
Acts
25
Luke
25
Matthew
22
Mark
20
1 John
3
Revelation
3
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:17BSB

For 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.

Acts 7:14BSB

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

John 5:36BSB

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.

Luke 4:43BSB

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.”

Matthew 24:31BSB

And 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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.