διέκρινεν

diakrínō

distinguished

To distinguish or differentiate by making a judgment, evaluate, consider carefully so as to reach a decision or draw a distinction; in passive or middle forms, to be uncertain or to doubt, to hesitate or waver in judgment. Contextually, it may mean: to separate one thing from another (literally or mentally), to discern between options or persons, to make a legal or ethical judgment, or (involuntarily) to be uncertain or divided in mind.

G1252

Acts 15:9 · Word #3

Lexicon G1252

Lemmaδιακρίνω
Transliterationdiakrínō
Strong'sG1252
DefinitionTo distinguish or differentiate by making a judgment, evaluate, consider carefully so as to reach a decision or draw a distinction; in passive or middle forms, to be uncertain or to doubt, to hesitate or waver in judgment. Contextually, it may mean: to separate one thing from another (literally or mentally), to discern between options or persons, to make a legal or ethical judgment, or (involuntarily) to be uncertain or divided in mind.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasedistinguished
Literaldistinguished-divided

Lexical Info

Lemmaδιακρίνω
Strong'sG1252

SIBI-P1 Translation G1252-11

he/she distinguished

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative 3rd singular form denotes a simple, completed act of distinguishing or judging. "Distinguished" preserves the core sense of thorough separation or discernment inherent in διακρίνω without importing contextual nuance.

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