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ἐξαποστέλλω

exapostéllō

G1821 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To send out or send forth, usually with the implication of dispatching someone on a specific mission, task, or purpose. The term can also mean to send away or dismiss, often with a sense of official or formal sending. In various contexts, it often conveys a sense of sending with authority, particularly for delegation, commission, or release from obligation.

Semantic Range

to send out, to dispatch on a mission, to send away (formally or peremptorily), to release or drive out, to commission

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἐκ ('out of, from') and the verb ἀποστέλλω ('to send off, to dispatch'). The compound emphasizes both the direction (out, away from a source) and the act of sending.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἐξαποστέλλω was used for sending emissaries, messengers, or objects away from oneself or from a particular company. In the Septuagint, the verb can describe sending away people or objects as acts of commission or release, including both positive (sending help or messengers) and negative (driving out or expelling) connotations. In the New Testament, the term frequently appears in narratives of sending individuals with a commission or task, such as the 'sending out' of the twelve (Mark 6:7), framing their departure as one of authoritative commissioning. Compared to the simpler ἀποστέλλω, the compound ἐξαποστέλλω adds emphasis to the act of sending out from a defined origin. Standard English translations such as 'send out' or 'send away' sometimes understate the official or commissioning sense present in Koine usage. The verb is more formal and forceful than simple sending and leans towards notions of dispatching with authority or for a definite purpose.

Translation Consistency

primary "send" 12 occurrences

“Send” is the most natural, versatile English verb that covers the primary SILEX senses—send out/dispatch on a mission, send away, commission or release. It is the common rendering in the P2 data and can be inflected to reflect authority or dismissal in context without introducing a less natural or overly formal term like “dispatch.”

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκ and ἀποστέλλω; to send away forth, i.e. (on a mission) to despatch, or (peremptorily) to dismiss:--send (away, forth, out).

Root Family

στελλ- (diastolḗ) — to set in order, to separate, to arrange

Root στελλ- to send, to dispatch
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1293 διαστολή distinction
G1989 ἐπιστέλλω I sent written instructions
G4958 συστέλλω having been drawn together
G5288 ὑποστέλλω I drew myself back
G649 ἀποστέλλω was sent forth

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1821-02 ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL sent away they sent out they sent out 5
G1821-03 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG has sent he sent out he sent out 5
G1821-01 ἐξαπεστάλη exapestale V AOR PASS IND 3P SG has been sent was sent out was sent out 1
G1821-04 ἐξαποστελῶ exapostelo V FUT ACT IND 1P SG will send I will send out I will send out 1

Occurrences in Scripture

12 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1821-03 Luke 1:53 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG he has sent away he sent out he sent out
G1821-02 Luke 20:10 ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL sent away they sent out they sent out
G1821-02 Luke 20:11 ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL they sent away they sent out they sent out
G1821-03 Acts 7:12 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG he sent out he sent out he sent out
G1821-02 Acts 9:30 ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL sent they sent out they sent out
G1821-02 Acts 11:22 ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL they sent out they sent out they sent out
G1821-03 Acts 12:11 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG has sent he sent out he sent out
G1821-01 Acts 13:26 ἐξαπεστάλη exapestale V AOR PASS IND 3P SG has been sent was sent out was sent out
G1821-02 Acts 17:14 ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL sent away they sent out they sent out
G1821-04 Acts 22:21 ἐξαποστελῶ exapostelo V FUT ACT IND 1P SG will send I will send out I will send out
G1821-03 Galatians 4:4 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG sent forth he sent out he sent out
G1821-03 Galatians 4:6 ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG has sent he sent out he sent out
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