verb
metapempemō
Greekμεταπέμπομαι (metapempomai)
Strong’sG3343
I send for, summon
stem metapemp-9 times in the New Testament8 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μετα-πέμπω,
[in LXX (mid.): Ge 27:45 (לקח), Nu 23:7 (נחה: hi.), II Mac 15:31, III Mac 5:18 R, IV Mac 12:3 6*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3343 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metapempetaμετεπέμψατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | sent for | 1× |
| metapempevaμετεπέμψασθέ | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | sent for | 1× |
| metapempeteiaμεταπέμψηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | summon | 1× |
| metapempesarμετάπεμψαι | happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular | send for | 2× |
| metapemperaμεταπέμψασθαί | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | send for | 1× |
| metapemperōtosμεταπεμπόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | sent for | 1× |
| metapemperatosμεταπεμψάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | sent for | 1× |
| metapempiratosμεταπεμφθείς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | sent for | 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, 2 occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metapempemō | metapempeme | metapempemi | metapempema | metapempemē | metapempemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metapempesō | metapempese | metapempesi | metapempesa | metapempesē | metapempeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempetō | metapempete | metapempeti | metapempeta1×μετεπέμψατο | metapempetē | metapempetelē |
| we 1st person plural | metapempenō | metapempene | metapempeni | metapempena | metapempenē | metapempenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempevō | metapempeve | metapempevi | metapempeva1×μετεπέμψασθέ | metapempevē | metapempevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempelō | metapempele | metapempeli | metapempela | metapempelē | metapempelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metapempimō | metapempime | metapempimi | metapempima | metapempimē | metapempimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metapempisō | metapempise | metapempisi | metapempisa | metapempisē | metapempiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempitō | metapempite | metapempiti | metapempita | metapempitē | metapempitelē |
| we 1st person plural | metapempinō | metapempine | metapempini | metapempina | metapempinē | metapempinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempivō | metapempive | metapempivi | metapempiva | metapempivē | metapempivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempilō | metapempile | metapempili | metapempila | metapempilē | metapempilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metapempemeiō | metapempemeia | metapempemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metapempeseiō | metapempeseia | metapempeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempeteiō | metapempeteia1×μεταπέμψηται | metapempeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metapempeneiō | metapempeneia | metapempeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempeveiō | metapempeveia | metapempeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempeleiō | metapempeleia | metapempeleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metapempimeiō | metapempimeia | metapempimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metapempiseiō | metapempiseia | metapempiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempiteiō | metapempiteia | metapempiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metapempineiō | metapempineia | metapempineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempiveiō | metapempiveia | metapempiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempileiō | metapempileia | metapempileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metapempesōr | metapempesar2×μετάπεμψαι | metapempesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempetōr | metapempetar | metapempetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempevōr | metapempevar | metapempevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempelōr | metapempelar | metapempelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metapempisōr | metapempisar | metapempisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempitōr | metapempitar | metapempitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempivōr | metapempivar | metapempivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempilōr | metapempilar | metapempilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metapempemoiō | metapempemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metapempesoiō | metapempesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempetoiō | metapempetoia |
| we 1st person plural | metapempenoiō | metapempenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempevoiō | metapempevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempeloiō | metapempeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metapempimoiō | metapempimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metapempisoiō | metapempisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metapempitoiō | metapempitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metapempinoiō | metapempinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metapempivoiō | metapempivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metapempiloiō | metapempiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metapemperō | metapemperi | metapempera1×μεταπέμψασθαί | metapemperē |
| acted on passive voice | metapempirō | metapempiri | metapempira | metapempirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metapemperōtos1×μεταπεμπόμενος | metapemperitos | metapemperatos1×μεταπεμψάμενος | metapemperētos |
| acted on passive voice | metapempirōtos | metapempiritos | metapempiratos1×μεταπεμφθείς | metapempirētos |
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
metapemp 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
metapempeta“sent for”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 24:24“sent for”Meta de hēmerain tinain paragineratos tos Fēlixos sun Drousilla ta idia gunaika arōta Ioudaia metapempeta ton Paulon kai akouata autou peri tau eis Christon Iēsun pistiau.After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
metapempeva“sent for”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 10:29“sent for”dio kai anantirrētōs erchama metapempiratos punthanemō oun tino logo metapempeva min.So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
metapempeteia“summon”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Acts 25:3“summon”aiterōtois charian kata autou hopōs metapempeteia auton eis Ierousalēm, enedran poiarōtois anairara auton kata tan hodan.to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
metapempesar“send for”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular2×
Acts 10:5“send for”kai nun pempasar anēroin eis Ioppan kai metapempesar Simōnon tinon hos epikalitō Petros;Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 11:13“call for”apangellata de ni pōs horata ton angelon en to oiko autou histaniraton kai legaraton; Apostelasar eis Ioppan kai metapempesar Simōnon ton epikalirōton Petron,He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
metapempera“send for”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 10:22“send for”tois de legala; Kornēlios hekatontarchēos, anēros dikaios kai foberōtos ton theon marturirōtos tē hupo holeu teu ethneu toiu Ioudaioiu, chrēmatizita hupo angelou hagiou metapempera sin eis ton oikon autou kai akouara rēmeim para su.“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
metapemperōtos“sent for”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 24:26“sent for”hama kai elpizarōtos hoti chrēmeim dōiti auto hupo tou Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemperōtos homilate auto.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
metapemperatos“sent for”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 20:1“sent for”Meta de tem pauera ton thorubon metapemperatos tos Paulos toin mathētoin kai parakalaratos, aspazeratos exerchata poreuerō eis Makedonian.When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
metapempiratos“sent for”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 10:29“sent for”dio kai anantirrētōs erchama metapempiratos punthanemō oun tino logo metapempeva min.So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”