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ἐξαποστέλλω
exapostéllō · Greek · Strong's G1821 · 13 occurrences
The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “out”
What it means
to send away forth, i.e. (on a mission) to despatch, or (peremptorily) to dismiss
from G1537 (ἐκ) and G649 (ἀποστέλλω);
How the KJV renders it
send away, forth, out
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“out”
also renders rhíptō (G4496), apérchomai (G565), anaboáō (G310), apostéllō (G649), táchion (G5032), ekkóptō (G1581), exérchomai (G1831), ekbállō (G1544), ekporeúomai (G1607), proágō (G4254), hâlak (H1980), chêqer (H2714), ṭûwl (H2904), mâtsâʼ (H4672), nâdach (H5080), nâthak (H5413), çâgar (H5462), ʻâbar (H5674), rûwaʻ (H7321), rânan (H7442), râqaʻ (H7554), shâvaʻ (H7768)
“forth”
“send away”
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
13 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 7:12 · V-AAI-3S
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
Acts 9:30 · V-AAI-3P
When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Acts 11:22 · V-AAI-3P
The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
Acts 12:11 · V-AAI-3S
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
Acts 13:26 · V-2API-3S
“Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
Acts 17:14 · V-AAI-3P
Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
Acts 22:21 V-FAI-1SGalatians 4:4 V-AAI-3SGalatians 4:6 V-AAI-3SLuke 1:53 V-AAI-3SLuke 20:10 V-AAI-3PLuke 20:11 V-AAI-3PLuke 24:49 V-PAI-1S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.