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pempō G3992

πέμπω (pempō) means “to send” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πέμπω Greek · G3992 79 tagged occurrences in 78 verses

Pronunciation guide: pem'-po Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3992

πέμπω · pempō · to send

πέμπω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַח ;] to send; (a) of persons: with accusative, absol., Mat.22:7, Luk.7:19, Jhn.1:22, 2Co.9:3, al.; ptcp. before verb., Mat.14:10, Act.19:31, al.; ptcp. before διά (= Heb. יָד;, 1Ki.16:20, al.), Mat.11:2 (cf. Rev.1:1); of teachers sent by God, Jhn.1:33 4:34, Rom.8:3, al.; with accusative and dative, 1Co.4:17, Php.2:19; before πρός, with accusative, Luk.4:26, Jhn.16:7, al.; before λέγων (cf. Heb. אָמַר שָׁלַח Gen.38:25, al.), Luk.7:6, 19; before εἰς, with accusative loc., Mat.2:8, Luk.15:15, al.; before εἰς (of purpose), Eph.6:22, Col.4:8, 1Pe.2:14; with inf., Jhn.1:33, 1Co.16:3, Rev.22:16; (b) of things : Rev.11:10; before εἰς, Rev.1:11; id., of purpose, Act.11:29, Php.4:16; with dative of person(s), 2Th.2:11; π. τ. δρέπανον σου (cf. εξαποστείλατε δρέπανα = מַגָּל שָׁלַח, Jol.3:13), Rev.14:15, 18 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐκ-, μετα-, προ-, συν-πέμπω) SYN.: ἀποστέλλω, q.v (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.

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How translators render G3992

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
sent 25
send 6
to send 6
who sent 5
he sent 3
i have sent 3
i will send 3
will send 3
i send 2
swing 2
am sending 1
and he sent 1
and sent them 1
by sending 1
have sent 1
i am sending 1
i sent 1
i sent him 1
messengers 1
paul sent 1
send it 1
sending 1
sent to have 1
sent word 1
those sent 1
to send back 1
to send him 1
to send on 1
was not sent 1
we sent 1
you provided 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
to send 8
he sent 7
that sent 7
sent 6
send 5
i sent 4
which hath sent 3
have i sent 2
him that sent 2
i have sent 2
i will send 2
shall send 2
thrust in 2
which sent 2
will send 2
have sent 1
he sent forth 1
his 1
i send 1
i shall send 1
of him that sent 1
on him that sent 1
send i 1
sending 1
than he that sent 1
they that were sent 1
thou wouldest send 1
unto them that are sent 1
was 1
will i send 1
ye sent 1

Verses containing G3992

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  1. Matthew 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

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  2. Matthew 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

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  3. Matthew 14:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

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  4. Matthew 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

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  5. Mark 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

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  6. Luke 4:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

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  7. Luke 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

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  8. Luke 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

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  9. Luke 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

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  10. Luke 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

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  11. Luke 16:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

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  12. Luke 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

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  13. Luke 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

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  14. Luke 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

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  15. Luke 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

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  16. John 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

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  17. John 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

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  18. John 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

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  19. John 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

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  20. John 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

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  21. John 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

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  22. John 5:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

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  23. John 6:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

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  24. John 6:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.

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  25. John 6:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

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  26. John 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

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  27. John 7:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

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  28. John 7:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,

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  29. John 7:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.

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  30. John 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.

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  31. John 8:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”

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  32. John 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”

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  33. John 8:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

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  34. John 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

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  35. John 12:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.

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  36. John 12:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

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  37. John 12:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

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  38. John 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

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  39. John 13:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”

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  40. John 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.

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  41. John 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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  42. John 15:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

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  43. John 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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  44. John 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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  45. John 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

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  46. John 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

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  47. Acts 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.

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  48. Acts 10:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

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  49. Acts 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”

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  50. Acts 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

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