ἐξαποστέλλω
exapostellō
to send out/away
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐξαποστέλλω (exapostellō) is a verb that functions as a complex combination of "ex" (meaning out, away) and ἀποστέλλω (meaning to send). This etymology indicates the word's core meaning: to send out or away from a particular location or entity. The 13 occurrences of ἐξαποστέλλω in the Bible suggest a relatively broad range of usage, though not extremely common. The word appears to be associated with the concept of sending or dispatching a person, task, or group away from a central location or authority. This might involve delegating missions, appointing representatives, or ordering individuals to relocate. In terms of its significance, ἐξαποστέλλω highlights the idea of separation, delegation, or dispersal, often tied to a particular organizational or hierarchical structure. This word may serve as a linguistic tool for emphasizing the authority behind a delegation or order, indicating where and to whom individuals are being sent, and thus revealing the dynamics of power and control in a given situation or context.
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Occurrences in Scripture
13 total occurrences across the text
They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.
Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
Luke 20:10At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
Luke 20:11He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Acts 17:14Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
Acts 7:12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
Acts 9:30When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
Acts 11:22The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
Acts 12:11When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
Acts 13:26Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
Acts 22:21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
Galatians 4:6And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”