ἀπο-στέλλω,
[in LXX very freq., almost always for שׁלח ;]
prop.,
to send away, to dispatch on service;
1.
to send with a commission, or on service;
(a)
of persons: Christ,
Mat.10:40 the apostles, 10:16; servants,
Mrk.12:2 angels, 13:27;
(b)
of things: ὄνος,
Mat.21:3 τὸ δρέπανον,
Mrk.4:29 τ. λόγον,
Act.10:36 τ. ἐπαγγελίαν (i.e. the promised Holy Spirit),
Luk.24:49, Rec.; before εἰς,
Mat.20:2,
Luk.11:49,
Jhn.3:17; ὀπίσω,
Luk.19:14 ἔμπροσθεν,
Jhn.3:28 πρὸ προσώπου,
Mat.11:10 πρός,
Mat.21:34 with ref. to sender or place of departure: ἀπό,
Luk.1:26 (Rec. ὑπό); παρά,
Jhn.1:6 ἐκ,
Jhn.1:19; ὑπό,
Act.10:17 (Rec. ἀπό); before inf.,
Mrk.3:14, al.; ἵνα,
Mrk.12:2, al.; εἰς (of purpose),
Heb.1:14 without direct obj.: before πρός,
Jhn.5:33 λέγων,
Jhn.11:3 ἀποστείλας, with indic.,
Mat.2:16,
Act.7:14,
Rev.1:1.
2.
to send away, dismiss:
Luk.4:18,
Mrk.5:10;
8:26;
12:3 (cf. ἐξ-, συν-αποστέλλω).
SYN.: πέμπω, the general term. ἀ. "suggests official or authoritative sending" (see Thayer, see word πέμπω; Westc.,
Jo., 298;
Epp. Jo., 125; Cremer, 529; MM, see word). (AS)
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