metapempō · send for, summon

What it means

metapempō (μεταπέμπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “send for, summon”.

Send for someone, have them brought; summon.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To send someone with the task of bringing another person.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• sent for ×4
• summon ×4
• sending for ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts 10:5

  And now send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is called Peter.

• Acts 10:22

  And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well attested by the whole nation of the Jews, was instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear words from you.”

• Acts 10:29

  That is why I also came without objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you sent for me.”

• Acts 11:13

  And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon who is called Peter;

• Acts 20:1

  And after the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and having encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go to Macedonia.

• Acts 24:24

  And after some days Felix, coming with Drusilla, his wife, who was Jewish, sent for Paul and heard him about faith in the Messiah Jesus.

• Acts 24:26

  At the same time he also was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul; therefore also sending for him quite often, he conversed with him.

• Acts 25:3

  asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem —while preparing an ambush to kill him on the way.

And 1 more times.