exapostellō (to send out/away)

Meaning

Usually translated “sent away”, “sent forth” and “has sent away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

sent away 3
sent forth 2
he has sent away 1
they sent away 1
he sent forth 1
they sent forth 1
has sent forth 1
was sent out 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 7
Luke 3
Galatians 2

3 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Luke 20:10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Luke 20:11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Acts 7:12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
Acts 9:30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
Acts 11:22Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
Acts 12:11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

All 12 verses, by book

Luke 3: 1:53 20:10 20:11
Acts 7: 7:12 9:30 11:22 12:11 13:26 17:14 22:21
Galatians 2: 4:4 4:6

Greek dictionary

ἐξαποστέλλω exapostellō · to send out/away

ἐξ-απο-στέλλω [in LXX freq., chiefly for שָׁלַח pi. ;] 1. to send forth: with accusative of person(s), Act.7:12 12:11, Gal.4:4; τ. ἐπαγγελίαν, Luk.24:49; τ. πνεῦμα, Gal.4:6; [τ. κήρυγμα, Mrk.16:1-20, "shorter conclusion," WH ;] before εἰς, Act.22:21; pass., ὁ λόγος, Act.13:26. 2. to send away: with accusative of person(s), before εἰς, Act.9:30; before ἕως, Act.11:22; with inf., Act.17:14; κενόν, Luk.1:53 20:10-11.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).