Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
apostellō
Simplified transliteration
apostello
Principal Parts
ἀποστελῶ, ἀπέστειλα <ε>ορ</ε> ἀποστείλω, ἀπέσταλκα, ἀπέσταλμαι, ἀπεστάλην
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
132
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-2d(1)
Gloss
to send, send out, send away (especially used of the official sending out of the disciples)
Definition
to send forth, a messenger, agent, message, or command, Mt. 2:16; 10:5; to put forth into action, Mk. 4:29; to liberate, rid, Lk. 4:19; to dismiss, send away, Mk. 12:3
Greek-English Concordance for ἀποστέλλω
| 1 John 4:10 |
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent (apesteilen | ἀπέστειλεν | aor act ind 3 sg) his Son as a propitiation for our sins. |
| 1 John 4:14 |
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent (apestalken | ἀπέσταλκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) his Son as the Savior of the world. |
| Revelation 1:1 |
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending (aposteilas | ἀποστείλας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) his angel to his servant John, |
| Revelation 5:6 |
And I saw standing there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out (apestalmenoi | ἀπεσταλμένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) into all the earth. |
| Revelation 22:6 |
And he said to me, “These words are reliable and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent (apesteilen | ἀπέστειλεν | aor act ind 3 sg) his angel to show to his servants what must soon take place.” |