Word

προπέμπω

propémpō · G4311 · Greek · 9 occurrences

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Meanings

to send on one’s way, to help on one’s way

To send someone on in the direction in which he has already been moving, with the probable implication of providing help

Examples
Acts 15:3 Therefore, after being sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they were bringing great joy to all the brothers and sisters.
Romans 15:24 whenever I go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while—
1 Corinthians 16:6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go.
to escort, to accompany

To accompany a person for a short distance at the beginning of a journey

Examples
Acts 20:38 grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.
Acts 21:5 When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

9 occurrences in 7 groups

Not stated (infinitive) 2
Not stated (participle) 2
πᾶςall, every, each 1
σύyou 1
Not stated: you (more than one) 1
Not stated: you (one person) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 4 groups

ἐγώI, we 2
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
ΖηνᾶςJove-given 1
ἈπολλῶςApollos 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 8 groups

ὑπόby, under+ σύyou 2
εἰςto+ ἸουδαίαJudea 1
εἰςto+ πλοῖονboat 1
ἐνin+ εἰρήνηpeace 1
ἕωςuntil, to, as far as+ πόλιςcity 1
σύνwith, together with+ γυνήwoman, wife 1

With adverbsAdverbs

3 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐκεῖthere 1
σπουδαίωςmaking an effort to 1
ἀξίωςworthy 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 2 groups

διαπορεύομαιto travel around through 1
ἐλπίζωto hope 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

To escort, to accompany15.155: The verb describes traveling alongside someone as they depart. Luke's account of Paul's farewell at Miletus uses this term: “grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship” (Acts 20:38).
To send on one’s way, to help on one’s way15.72: The same verb describes providing material or logistical support for another's departure. Paul's request concerning his planned visit to Rome uses this term: “whenever I go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while” (Romans 15:24).

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πέμπω pémpō · G3992 · to send, to send something, to send by someone · 79×μεταπέμπω metapémpō · G3343 · to send for, to summon · 9×προπέμπωpropémpō · G4311ἀναπέμπω anapémpō · G375 · to send back, to send on, to send up · 5×ἐκπέμπω ekpémpō · G1599 · to send, to send out, to send forth · 2×συμπέμπω sympémpō · G4842 · to send with, to send together · 2×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect προέπεμπον; 1 aorist active προεπεμψα; 1 aorist passive προεπεμφθην; from Homer…

imperfect προέπεμπον; 1 aorist active προεπεμψα; 1 aorist passive προεπεμφθην; from Homer down;
1. to send before.
2. to send forward, bring on the way, accompany or escort: τινα, 1 Cor 16:6, 1 Cor 16:11 (others associate these examples with the group at the close); with ἐκεῖ (for ἐκεῖσε) added, Rom 15:24; εἰς with an accusative of place, Acts 20:38; 2 Cor 1:16 (here R. V. set forward (see below)); ἕως ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, Acts 21:5. to set one forward, fit him out with the requisites for his journey: Acts 15:3 (others associate this example with the preceding); Tit 3:13; 3 Jn 1:6; 3 Jn 1:1 Macc. 12:4, cf. 1 Esdr. 4:47.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send7 occurrences Come/Go With, Travel With2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0