What does ἐξαποστέλλω (exapostéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαποστέλλω (exapostéllō): Dispatching with purpose or authority, often involving separation or removal from a location.
Greek · G1821
ἐξαποστέλλω
To send out/away
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ἐξαποστέλλω G1821
Pronunciation exapostéllō
What does ἐξαποστέλλω (exapostéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαποστέλλω (exapostéllō): Dispatching with purpose or authority, often involving separation or removal from a location.
Full entry for ἐξαποστέλλω (G1821) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1821?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sent (3), has sent (2), [and] sent him away (1), has been sent (1), he sent (1).
Where does ἐξαποστέλλω (exapostéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:53. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (7), Luke (3), Galatians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It sent 3× Acts 17:14, Galatians 4:4, Galatians 4:6
has sent 2× Luke 1:53, Acts 12:11
[and] sent him away 1× Luke 20:10
has been sent 1× Acts 13:26
he sent 1× Acts 7:12
sending [him] away 1× Luke 20:11
sent him off 1× Acts 9:30
they sent 1× Acts 11:22
will send 1× Acts 22:21
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:53 ἐξαπέστειλεν to has sent Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 20:10 ἐξαπέστειλαν to [and] sent him away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 20:11 ἐξαπέστειλαν to sending [him] away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 7:12 ἐξαπέστειλεν to he sent Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 9:30 ἐξαπέστειλαν to sent him off Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 11:22 ἐξαπέστειλαν to they sent Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 12:11 ἐξαπέστειλεν to has sent Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 13:26 ἐξαπεστάλη to has been sent Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 17:14 ἐξαπέστειλαν to sent Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 22:21 ἐξαποστελῶ to will send Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:53
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 3
Luke 3 Acts 7 Galatians 2
Source forms
ἐξαπέστειλαν 5x exapesteilan Luke 20:10, Luke 20:11, Acts 9:30, Acts 11:22
ἐξαπέστειλεν 5x exapesteilen Luke 1:53, Acts 7:12, Acts 12:11, Galatians 4:4
ἐξαπεστάλη 1x exapestalē Acts 13:26
ἐξαποστελῶ 1x exapostelō Acts 22:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 5x Luke 20:10, Luke 20:11, Acts 9:30, Acts 11:22
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 5x Luke 1:53, Acts 7:12, Acts 12:11, Galatians 4:4
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 13:26
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 22:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Dispatching with purpose or authority, often involving separation or removal from a location.
Strong's G1821
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 1 form 14 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to send out/away
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Dispatching with purpose or authority, often involving separation or removal from a location.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:53 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλε exapesteilen
I send forth
Read verse Luke 20:10 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan
I send forth
Read verse Luke 20:11 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan
I send forth
Read verse Acts 7:12 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλε exapesteilen
I send forth
Read verse Acts 9:30 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan
I send forth
Read verse Acts 11:22 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan
I send forth
Read verse Acts 12:11 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλε exapesteilen
I send forth
Read verse Acts 17:14 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλαν exapesteilan
I send forth
Read verse Acts 22:21 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐξαποστελῶ exapostelw
I send forth
Read verse Galatians 4:4 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen
I send forth
Read verse Galatians 4:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen
I send forth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 14 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 14×
Aorist Active Mark 16:8 · Luke 1:53 · Acts 7:12 · Acts 12:11 · Gal 4:4 · Gal 4:6 · Luke 20:10 · Luke 20:11 · Acts 9:30 · Acts 11:22 · Acts 17:14 11×
Present Active Luke 24:49 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 13:26 1×
Future Active Acts 22:21 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 12 future 1 present 1
Voice
active 13 passive 1
Mood
indicative 14
NT Occurrences
Mark 16:8 ἐξαπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 1:53 ἐξαπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:10 ἐξαπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:11 ἐξαπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:49 ἐξαποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Acts 7:12 ἐξαπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:30 ἐξαπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 11:22 ἐξαπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:11 ἐξαπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:26 ἐξαπεστάλη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 17:14 ἐξαπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:21 ἐξαποστελῶ future active indicative prospective Galatians 4:4 ἐξαπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Galatians 4:6 ἐξαπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed
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
ἐξαποστέλλω is built from these roots:
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