πέμπω pempō

Greek word for “to send” · Strong’s G3992 · used 79 times in 78 verses

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Meaning

πέμπω; to send; (a) of persons: with accusative, absol., al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for pempō in context, with how often each is used:

• having sent 34
• sent 12
• send 10
• will send 6
• do send 5
• have sent 3
• may send 2
• do put forth 2
• having been sent 1
• shall send 1
• sending 1
• sends 1

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 5 (4), John 7 (4), John 8 (4), Philippians 2 (4), Luke 7 (3), Luke 20 (3), John 6 (3), John 12 (3), Acts 10 (3), Luke 16 (2)

Forms

• πέμψας 15
• ἔπεμψα 9
• πέμψαι 8
• πέμψον 7
• πέμψαντός 7
• πέμψω 6
• πέμψαντά 6
• ἔπεμψεν 3
• πέμψαντος 2
• ἐπέμφθη 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pempō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πατήρ patēr “father” 12
• περί peri “about” 11
• καθώς kathōs “as/just as” 6
• παράκλητος paraklētos “counsellor” 3
• κρίνω krinō “to judge” 5
• παρακαλέω parakaleō “to plead/comfort” 5
• ἐξαυτῆς exautēs “immediately” 3
• ἐκκλησία ekklēsia “assembly” 5
• ἐκεῖνος ekeinos “that” 6
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 7
• θέλημα thelēma “will/desire” 4
• μαρτυρέω martureō “to testify” 4

Key verses

The verses using pempō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 22:7 — But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
• Luke 16:24 — And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am…
• John 4:34 — Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
• John 5:23 — That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
• John 5:24 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is…
• John 7:28 — Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom…
• John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,…
• Romans 8:3 — For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in…
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2 — And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your…
• Revelation 1:11 — Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto…
• Revelation 11:10 — And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that…
• Revelation 22:16 — I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.