What does ἀναπέμπω (anapémpō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναπέμπω (anapémpō) is a Greek word meaning "to send up or back".
Greek · G375
ἀναπέμπω
To send up or back
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ἀναπέμπωG375
Pronunciationanapémpō
What does ἀναπέμπω (anapémpō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναπέμπω (anapémpō) is a Greek word meaning "to send up or back".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G375?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he sent Him (1), he sent Him back (1), I am sending back (1), I could send (1), they sent Him back (1).
Where does ἀναπέμπω (anapémpō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 23:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (1), Philemon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe sent Him1×Luke 23:7
he sent Him back1×Luke 23:15
I am sending back1×Philemon 1:12
I could send1×Acts 25:21
they sent Him back1×Luke 23:11
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 23:7ἀνέπεμψενtohe sent HimVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 23:11ἀνέπεμψενtothey sent Him backVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 23:15ἀνέπεμψενtohe sent Him backVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 25:21ἀναπέμψωtoI could sendVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularPhilemon 1:12ἀνέπεμψάtoI am sending backVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 23:7
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Luke3Acts1Philemon1
Source forms
ἀνέπεμψεν3xanepempsenLuke 23:7, Luke 23:11, Luke 23:15
ἀναπέμψω1xanapempsōActs 25:21
ἀνέπεμψά1xanepempsaPhilemon 1:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular3xLuke 23:7, Luke 23:11, Luke 23:15
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xPhilemon 1:12
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular1xActs 25:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to send up or back
Source Gloss
to send up or back
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 23:7Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέπεμψενanepemyen
I send up to a higher tribunal, I send back
Read verseLuke 23:11Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέπεμψενanepemyen
I send up to a higher tribunal, I send back
Read verseLuke 23:15Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέπεμψαanepemya
I send up to a higher tribunal, I send back
Read versePhilemon 1:12Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέπεμψα·anepemya
I send up to a higher tribunal, I send back
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative4subjunctive1
NT 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
ἀναπέμπω is built from these roots: