What does ὅς · ἐάν · ἐμέ · δέχομαι · ἀποστέλλω · μέ mean in the Bible?
ὅς · ἐάν · ἐμέ · δέχομαι · ἀποστέλλω · μέ is a Greek phrase meaning "the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that".
Greek · G3739, G1437, G1691, G1209, G649, G3165
ὃς ἐὰν ἐμὲ δέξηται, δέχεται τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με
The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that · if · me · to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively) · to send · me
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ὅς G3739 the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciation hós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
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ἐάν G1437 if
Pronunciation eán
Conditional particle marking contingency as possible but uncertain, less definite than simple εἰ with indicative.
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ἐμέ G1691 me
Pronunciation emé
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δέχομαι G1209 to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation déchomai
To receive with willingness or hospitality, emphasizing acceptance rather than mere acquisition.
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ἀποστέλλω G649 to send
Pronunciation apostéllō
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μέ G3165 me
Pronunciation mé
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What does ὃς ἐὰν ἐμὲ δέξηται, δέχεται τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με (hos ean eme dexētai, dechetai ton aposteilanta me) mean in the Bible?
ὅς · ἐάν · ἐμέ · δέχομαι · ἀποστέλλω · μέ is a Greek phrase meaning "the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3739, G1437, G1691, G1209, G649, G3165?
G3739, G1437, G1691, G1209, G649, G3165 is connected to 1,408 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Strong's G3739, G1437, G1691, G1209, G649, G3165
Lexical occurrences 1,408 verses Word forms 10 forms 1,408 references Source Gloss
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 10 Aligned forms 1408 Case pattern Nominative (357) Number pattern Singular (441)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:19 · Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:31 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 10:38 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 11:6 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 15:5 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 18:5 219×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 1:23 · Matt 10:26 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 20:4 · Matt 27:33 · Mark 2:24 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 4:4 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 5:41 · Mark 7:11 · Mark 7:15 · Mark 7:34 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 13:11 72×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Mark 4:16 · Luke 5:10 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 5:29 · Luke 6:18 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 9:27 · Luke 9:31 · Luke 10:30 · Luke 13:30 · Luke 17:12 · Luke 20:47 · Luke 23:29 · Luke 24:23 · John 1:13 · John 6:64 33×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 11:16 · Matt 13:4 · Luke 7:32 · John 6:13 · John 10:16 · John 20:30 · Eph 5:4 · Col 2:17 · Col 2:22 · 2 Tim 2:20 · Titus 2:1 · 1 Pet 1:12 · Rev 1:4 · Rev 1:19 · Rev 3:2 · Rev 3:4 23×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 15:41 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 23:27 · Luke 23:29 · Rev 5:8 5×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:37 · Luke 10:39 · Acts 9:36 · Rev 14:8 4×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Eph 2:13 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:25 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 18:7 · Matt 18:30 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 26:24 · Matt 26:36 · Mark 1:7 · Mark 13:30 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 3:16 97×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:16 · Matt 24:38 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 16:9 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 7:45 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 17:27 · John 11:2 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 1:25 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 7:17 · Acts 16:14 · Acts 20:18 49×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 6:8 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 19:44 · Luke 23:14 · Luke 23:41 · John 7:31 · John 13:29 · John 21:10 · Acts 1:1 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 8:24 44×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 131 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 89 perfect 21 present 16 future 5
Voice
active 114 passive 17
Mood
indicative 98 participle 24 subjunctive 5 imperative 2 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:16 ἀποστείλας aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:31 ἀπόστειλον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 10:16 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 10:40 ἀποστείλαντά aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:5 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:10 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:41 ἀποστελεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 14:35 ἀπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:24 ἀπεστάλην aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 20:2 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:1 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:3 ἀποστελεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:34 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:36 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:37 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:16 ἀποστέλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:3 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:4 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:34 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:37 ἀπεσταλμένους perfect passive participle participle Matthew 24:31 ἀποστελεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 27:19 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:2 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Mark 3:14 ἀποστέλλῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 3:31 ἀπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:29 ἀποστέλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 5:10 ἀποστείλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:17 ἀποστείλας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:27 ἀποστείλας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:7 ἀποστέλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:26 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:37 ἀποστείλαντά aorist active participle participle Mark 11:1 ἀποστέλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 11:3 ἀποστέλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:13 ἀποστέλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:2 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:3 ἀπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:4 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:5 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:6 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed
+91 more occurrences
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
ὃς ἐὰν ἐμὲ δέξηται, δέχεται τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με 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