Lexical Definition
ἀποστέλλω apostéllō (ap-os-tel'-lo) to send G:V
from ἀπό and στέλλω
put in, send (away, forth, out), set (at liberty).
- set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
Abbott-Smith
ἀπο-στέλλω, [in LXX very freq., almost always for שׁלח;]
prop., to send away, to dispatch on service;
1. to send with a commission, or on service;
(a) of persons: Christ, Mt 10:40; the apostles, 10:16; servants, Mk 12:2; angels, 13:27;
(b) of things: ὄνος, Mt 21:3; τὸ δρέπανον, Mk 4:29; τ. λόγον, Ac 10:36; τ. ἐπαγγελίαν (i.e. the promised Holy Spirit), Lk 24:49, Rec.; seq. εἰς, Mt 20:2, Lk 11:49, Jo 3:17; ὀπίσω, Lk 19:14; ἔμπροσθεν, Jo 3:28; πρὸ προσώπου, Mt 11:10; πρός, Mt 21:34; with ref. to sender or place of departure: ἀπό, Lk 1:26 (Rec. ὑπό); παρά, Jo 1:6; ἐκ, Jo 1:19; ὑπό, Ac 10:17 (Rec. ἀπό); seq. inf., Mk 3:14, al.; ἵνα, Mk 12:2, al.; εἰς (of purpose), He 1:14; without direct obj.: seq. πρός, Jo 5:33; λέγων, Jo 11:3; ἀποστείλας, c. indic., Mt 2:16, Ac 7:14, Re 1:1.
2. to send away, dismiss: Lk 4:18, Mk 5:10 8:26 12:3 (cf. ἐξ-, συν-αποστέλλω).
SYN.: πέμπω, the general term. ἀ. "suggests official or authoritative sending" (v. Thayer, s.v. πέμπω; Westc., Jo., 298; Epp. Jo., 125; Cremer, 529; MM, s.v.).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 2:16 · 10:16 · 10:40 · 11:10 · 20:2 · 21:3 · 21:34 |
| Mark | 3:14 · 4:29 · 5:10 · 8:26 · 12:2 · 12:3 · 13:27 |
| Luke | 1:26 · 4:18 · 11:49 · 19:14 · 24:49 |
| John | 1:6 · 1:19 · 3:17 · 3:28 · 5:33 · 11:3 |
| Acts | 7:14 · 10:17 · 10:36 |
| Hebrews | 1:14 |
| Revelation | 1:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀποστέλλω,
future -στελῶ: aorist ἀπέστειλα (see. below):— send off or away from, μή μ᾽.. τῆσδ᾽ ἀποστείλητε γῆς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; send away, banish, τὰ δίκαια[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, go away, depart, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II dispatch, on some mission or service, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of messengers or forces, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκιστάς (as a form of banishment), [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, with infinitive, οἱ ἀποσταλέντες στρατεύεσθαι[Refs]
__III put off, doff, θαἰμάτια[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV intransitive, retire, withdraw, of the sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, οἴκαδε[Refs 4th c.BC+]