verb
ekpempomō
Strong’sG1599
I send out
stem ekpemp-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐκ-πέμπω
[in LXX for שָׁלַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1599 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
I of persons, send out or forth from, with genitive loci, ὅπως Πρίαμον..νηῶν ἐκπέμψειε Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, δόμου ἐκπέμψασθε θύραζε Refs 8th c.BC+
I.2 bring out by calling, call or fetch out, τινὰ ἐκτὸς πυλῶν Refs:—so in middle, Refs:—passive, go forth, depart, Refs
I.3 send forth, dispatch, πρέσβεις, στρατιάς, οἰκήτορας, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τῶν -ομένων καὶ εἰσαγομένων ἐπιστολῶν Refs 4th c.BC+
I.4 send away, τινὰ ἐς.. Refs 5th c.BC+: in Prose, divorce a wife, ἐ. γυναῖκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—also in middle, γῆς φυγάδας ἐκπέμψασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
I.5 with double accusative, conduct across, τινὰ τὸν Ἰορδάνην LXX
II of things, send out, send abroad, κειμήλια πολλὰ καὶ ἐσθλά..ἵνα περ τάδε τοι σόα μίμνῃ Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 export, ἐ. ὧν ἐπλεόναζον Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, τὰ πλεονάζοντα τῶν γιγνομένων ἐκπέμψασθαι export their surplus products, Refs
II.3 send forth, give out, σέλας Refs 4th c.BC+; πνεῦμα, [ὑγρόν], Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 utter, pronounce, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekpempalaἐξέπεμψαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | sent … away | 1× |
| ekpempirantoisἐκπεμφθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | sent out | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempamō | ekpempame | ekpempami | ekpempama | ekpempamē | ekpempamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempasō | ekpempase | ekpempasi | ekpempasa | ekpempasē | ekpempaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempatō | ekpempate | ekpempati | ekpempata | ekpempatē | ekpempatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpempanō | ekpempane | ekpempani | ekpempana | ekpempanē | ekpempanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempavō | ekpempave | ekpempavi | ekpempava | ekpempavē | ekpempavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempalō | ekpempale | ekpempali | ekpempala1×ἐξέπεμψαν | ekpempalē | ekpempalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempomō | ekpempome | ekpempomē | ekpempomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpemposō | ekpempose | ekpemposē | ekpemposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempotō | ekpempote | ekpempotē | ekpempotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpemponō | ekpempone | ekpemponē | ekpemponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempovō | ekpempove | ekpempovē | ekpempovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempolō | ekpempole | ekpempolē | ekpempolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempimi | ekpempima |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempisi | ekpempisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempiti | ekpempita |
| we 1st person plural | ekpempini | ekpempina |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempivi | ekpempiva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempili | ekpempila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempameiō | ekpempameia | ekpempameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempaseiō | ekpempaseia | ekpempaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempateiō | ekpempateia | ekpempateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpempaneiō | ekpempaneia | ekpempaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempaveiō | ekpempaveia | ekpempaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempaleiō | ekpempaleia | ekpempaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempomeiō | ekpempomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpemposeiō | ekpemposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempoteiō | ekpempoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpemponeiō | ekpemponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempoveiō | ekpempoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempoleiō | ekpempoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempiteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekpempineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempasōr | ekpempasar | ekpempasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempatōr | ekpempatar | ekpempatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempavōr | ekpempavar | ekpempavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempalōr | ekpempalar | ekpempalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekpemposōr | ekpemposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempotōr | ekpempotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempovōr | ekpempovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempolōr | ekpempolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempivar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempamoiō | ekpempamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempasoiō | ekpempasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempatoiō | ekpempatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekpempanoiō | ekpempanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempavoiō | ekpempavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempaloiō | ekpempaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpemposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekpemponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpempimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpempisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpempitoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekpempinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpempivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpempiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekpemparō | ekpempari | ekpempara | ekpemparē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ekpemporō | ekpemporē | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekpempiri | ekpempira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekpemparōntos | ekpemparintos | ekpemparantos | ekpemparēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ekpemporōntos | ekpemporēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekpempirintos | ekpempirantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ekpemp is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekpempala“sent … away”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 17:10Tois de adelfois eutheōs dia nuktau ekpempala ton tē Paulon kai ton Silon …… as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they …
ekpempirantois“sent out”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 13:4“sent out”Autois men oun ekpempirantois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu katerchala eis …So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and …