Pempō πέμπω

Pempō (Greek πέμπω, Strong's G3992) is a Greek verb meaning “to send”. It occurs 79 times in 78 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Pempō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 2:8
  And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
• Matthew 11:2
  Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
• Matthew 14:10
  And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
• 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.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

Mark

• Mark 5:12
  And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

Luke

• Luke 4:26
  But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
• Luke 7:6
  Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
• Luke 7:10
  And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.
• Luke 7:19
  And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
• Luke 15:15
  And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
• 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 tormented in this flame.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
• Luke 16:27
  Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
• Luke 20:11
  And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.
• Luke 20:12
  And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.
• Luke 20:13
  Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

John

• John 1:22
  Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
• John 1:33
  And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
• John 4:34
  Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who 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.so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who 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 passed from death unto life.Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
• John 5:30
  I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
• John 5:37
  And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
• John 6:38
  For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
• John 6:39
  And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
• John 6:44
  No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
• John 7:16
  Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
• John 7:18
  He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
• 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 ye know not.Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
• John 7:33
  Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
• John 8:16
  And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
• John 8:18
  I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
• John 8:26
  I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
• John 8:29
  And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
• John 9:4
  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
• John 12:44
  Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.
• John 12:45
  And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
• John 12:49
  For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
• John 13:16
  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
• John 13:20
  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
• John 14:24
  He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
• 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, whatsoever I have said unto you.But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
• John 15:21
  But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
• John 15:26
  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
• John 16:5
  But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
• John 16:7
  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
• John 20:21
  Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

Acts

• Acts 10:5
  And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
• Acts 10:32
  Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
• Acts 10:33
  Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
• Acts 11:29
  Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
• Acts 15:22
  Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
• Acts 15:25
  It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• Acts 19:31
  And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
• Acts 20:17
  And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
• Acts 23:30
  And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
• Acts 25:25
  But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
• Acts 25:27
  For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”

Romans

• 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 the flesh:For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 4:17
  For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
• 1 Corinthians 16:3
  And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 9:3
  Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 6:22
  Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:19
  But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
• Philippians 2:23
  Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
• Philippians 2:25
  Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
• Philippians 2:28
  I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
• Philippians 4:16
  For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.

Colossians

• Colossians 4:8
  Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

1 Thessalonians

• 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 faith:We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:5
  For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:11
  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

Titus

• Titus 3:12
  When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 2:14
  Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

Revelation

• 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 Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
• 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 dwelt on the earth.And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
• Revelation 14:15
  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
• Revelation 14:18
  And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
• 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.“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).