What does δόξα · πέμπω mean in the Bible?
δόξα · πέμπω is a Greek phrase meaning "glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)".
Greek · G1391, G3992
τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος
Glory · to send
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δόξα G1391 glory
Pronunciation dóxa
Radiant manifestation of divine character and presence, not mere reputation or honor
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πέμπω G3992 to send
Pronunciation pémpō
To send with personal relationship or purpose; conveys divine commissioning when referring to God sending prophets or Christ.
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What does τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος (tēn doxan tou pempsantos) mean in the Bible?
δόξα · πέμπω is a Greek phrase meaning "glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1391, G3992?
G1391, G3992 is connected to 165 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
Source Gloss
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 165 Case pattern Accusative (61) Number pattern Singular (162)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:9 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 19:38 · John 8:54 · Rom 2:10 · Rom 9:4 · Rom 11:36 · 1 Cor 11:7 · 1 Cor 11:15 · 1 Cor 15:40 · 1 Cor 15:41 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 8:23 · Gal 1:5 · Eph 3:13 35×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:28 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 13:26 · Luke 21:27 · John 11:4 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 22:11 · Rom 3:23 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 6:4 · Rom 8:21 · Rom 9:23 · 1 Cor 2:8 · 2 Cor 3:10 · 2 Cor 3:11 48×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 6:29 · Matt 16:27 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 8:38 · Mark 10:37 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 9:31 · Luke 12:27 · John 17:5 · 1 Cor 15:41 · 1 Cor 15:43 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Cor 3:8 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 3:11 · Phil 4:19 21×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:8 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 9:32 · Luke 17:18 · Luke 24:26 · John 1:14 · John 2:11 · John 5:41 · John 5:44 · John 7:18 · John 8:50 · John 9:24 · John 11:40 · John 12:41 · John 12:43 58×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 1:11 · 2 Pet 2:10 · Jude 1:8 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 79 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 68 future 6 present 5
Voice
active 76 passive 3
Mood
participle 37 indicative 23 infinitive 9 imperative 7 subjunctive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:8 πέμψας aorist active participle participle Matthew 11:2 πέμψας aorist active participle participle Matthew 14:10 πέμψας aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:7 πέμψας aorist active participle participle Mark 5:12 Πέμψον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 4:26 ἐπέμφθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 7:10 πεμφθέντες aorist passive participle participle Luke 7:19 ἔπεμψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:6 ἔπεμψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:15 ἔπεμψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:24 πέμψον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 16:27 πέμψῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 20:11 πέμψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 20:12 πέμψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 20:13 πέμψω future active indicative prospective John 1:22 πέμψασιν aorist active participle participle John 1:33 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 4:34 πέμψαντός aorist active participle participle John 5:23 πέμψαντα aorist active participle participle John 5:24 πέμψαντί aorist active participle participle John 5:30 πέμψαντός aorist active participle participle John 5:37 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 6:38 πέμψαντός aorist active participle participle John 6:39 πέμψαντός aorist active participle participle John 6:44 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 7:16 πέμψαντός aorist active participle participle John 7:18 πέμψαντος aorist active participle participle John 7:28 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 7:33 πέμψαντά aorist active participle participle John 8:16 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 8:18 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 8:26 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 8:29 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 9:4 πέμψαντός aorist active participle participle John 12:44 πέμψαντά aorist active participle participle John 12:45 πέμψαντά aorist active participle participle John 12:49 πέμψας aorist active participle participle John 13:16 πέμψαντος aorist active participle participle John 13:20 πέμψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 13:20 πέμψαντά aorist active participle participle
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain