Greek · G3992, G3962, G3624 · unreviewed
πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου
To send · a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) · house: home
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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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πατήρ G3962 a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Pronunciation patḗr
Denotes biological parent, ancestor, originator, authority figure, or God—context determines whether literal or metaphorical application.
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οἶκος G3624 house: home
Pronunciation oîkos
Physical dwelling expands metonymically to household, family, lineage, and the Church as God's spiritual household.
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What does πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου (pempsēs auton eis ton oikon tou patros mou) mean in the Bible?
πέμπω · πατήρ · οἶκος is a Greek word meaning "send him to my father’s house".
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Meaning
send him to my father’s house
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Tenses
Voices
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×
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 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.
Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Galatians 4 — No Longer Slaves: Sonship, Pastoral Anguish, and Children of Promise 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 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World 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 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain