What is the Strong's number for Pempo?

The Strong's number for Pempo (πέμπω) is G3992. It is a Greek word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

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Pempo (Strong’s G3992): Meaning in the Bible

Q: What does Pempo mean?

Pempo (πέμπω, Strong's G3992) is a Greek word. Strong's defines it as to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas (as a stronger form of ) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and G4724 denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield. The King James Bible translates it as send, thrust in.

Pempo (πέμπω) is the Greek word numbered G3992 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas (as a stronger form of ) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and G4724 denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield. In the King James Bible it is translated send, thrust in..

πέμπω

pémpō · Greek

Strong’s G3992 · pem'-po

Original wordπέμπω
Transliterationpémpō
Pronunciationpem'-po
Strong’s numberG3992
LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas (as a stronger form of ) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and G4724 denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield

Derivation. apparently a primary verb;

How the King James Bible translates it

send, thrust in.

Where Pempo appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Pempo (G3992) stands behind 83 English renderings in 80 verses across 16 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in John (34), Acts (12), Luke (11).

How the King James Bible renders Pempo, by count

sent23 of 83 (28 percent)
send18 of 83 (22 percent)
that sent5 of 83 (6 percent)
which hath sent5 of 83 (6 percent)
of him that sent4 of 83 (5 percent)
he sent3 of 83 (4 percent)

Three places to read Pempo

Matthew 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
John 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
Acts 19:31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Pempo in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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