ἀποστέλλω

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, Matt 10,40 the apostles, 10:16; servants, Mark 12,2 angels, 13:27;

(b) of things: ὄνος, Matt 21,3 τὸ δρέπανον, Mark 4,29 τ. λόγον, ApG 10,36 τ. ἐπαγγελίαν (i.e. the promised Holy Spirit), Luk 24,49, Rec.; before εἰς, Matt 20,2, Luk 11,49, Joh 3,17; ὀπίσω, Luk 19,14 ἔμπροσθεν, Joh 3,28 πρὸ προσώπου, Matt 11,10 πρός, Matt 21,34 with ref. to sender or place of departure: ἀπό, Luk 1,26 (Rec. ὑπό); παρά, Joh 1,6 ἐκ, Joh 1,19; ὑπό, ApG 10,17 (Rec. ἀπό); before inf., Mark 3,14, al.; ἵνα, Mark 12,2, al.; εἰς (of purpose), Hebr 1,14 without direct obj.: before πρός, Joh 5,33 λέγων, Joh 11,3 ἀποστείλας, with indic., Matt 2,16, ApG 7,14, Åb 1,1.

2. to send away, dismiss: Luk 4,18, Mark 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).