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πέμψον Λάζαρον

To send · Lazarus (i.e. Elazar), the name of two Israelites (one imaginary)

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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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Λάζαρος G2976 Lazarus (i.e. Elazar), the name of two Israelites (one imaginary)
Pronunciation Lázaros
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What does πέμψον Λάζαρον (pempson Lazaron) mean in the Bible?

πέμπω · Λάζαρος is a Greek word meaning "send Lazarus".

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Meaning

send Lazarus
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Future Present
Voices
Active Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 37×
Aorist Active Matt 2:8 · Matt 11:2 · Matt 14:10 · Matt 22:7 · John 1:33 · John 5:37 · John 6:44 · John 7:28 · John 8:16 · John 8:18 · John 8:26 · John 8:29 · John 12:49 · Acts 20:17 · Rom 8:3 · John 4:34 34×
Aorist Passive Luke 7:10 1×
Present Active Acts 25:27 1×
Present Passive 1 Pet 2:14 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 23×
Aorist Active Acts 10:33 · Acts 23:30 · 1 Cor 4:17 · 2 Cor 9:3 · Eph 6:22 · Phil 2:28 · Col 4:8 · 1 Thess 3:5 · Rev 22:16 · Luke 7:6 · Luke 7:19 · Luke 15:15 · Phil 4:16 · 1 Thess 3:2 14×
Future Active Luke 20:13 · John 15:26 · John 16:7 · 1 Cor 16:3 · John 14:26 · Rev 11:10 6×
Present Active John 20:21 · 2 Thess 2:11 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 4:26 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Active Luke 20:11 · Luke 20:12 · Acts 11:29 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 15:25 · Phil 2:19 · Phil 2:23 · Phil 2:25 8×
Present Active Acts 25:25 1×
Imperative command or strong request 7×
Aorist Active Mark 5:12 · Luke 16:24 · Acts 10:5 · Acts 10:32 · Rev 1:11 · Rev 14:15 · Rev 14:18 7×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active John 13:20 · Titus 3:12 · Luke 16:27 3×
79 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 79 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 15 ongoing 2 prospective 6 imperative 7 subjunctive 3 infinitive 9 participle 37
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 +39 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)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

אֶלְעָזָר H499 Related Hebrew
Elazar , the name of seven Israelites
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 16 — Faithful Stewardship, the Danger of Wealth, and the Finality of Judgment

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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