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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

Page 2 of 2. 78 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Acts 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

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  2. Acts 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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  3. Acts 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.

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  4. Acts 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

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  5. Acts 23:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.

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  6. Acts 25:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

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  7. Acts 25:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”

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  8. Romans 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

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  9. 1 Corinthians 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

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  10. 1 Corinthians 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 9:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

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  12. Ephesians 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

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  13. Philippians 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

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  14. Philippians 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.

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  15. Philippians 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.

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  16. Philippians 2:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.

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  17. Philippians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.

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  18. Colossians 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

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  19. 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

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  20. 1 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

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  21. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

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  22. Titus 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

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  23. 1 Peter 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

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  24. Revelation 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

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  25. Revelation 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

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  26. Revelation 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”

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  27. Revelation 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”

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  28. Revelation 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

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