ἀπεδίδουν
apodídōmi
were giving
To give back, to return what is owed or due; to make restitution or payment; to render or provide in response to obligation, expectation, or merit. The verb primarily expresses the act of giving something back or returning it in accordance with a prior arrangement, expectation, or responsibility. It is also used for performing or fulfilling a duty, paying a debt or obligation, and sometimes in the sense of rendering an account or recompense (positive or negative). In transactional contexts, can denote 'pay' or 'repay'; in legal or ethical contexts, 'give justice' or 'deliver a verdict'; in personal relations, 'reward,' 'requite,' or 'avenge.'
Acts 4:33 · Word #4
Lexicon G591
| Lemma | ἀποδίδωμι |
| Transliteration | apodídōmi |
| Strong's | G591 |
| Definition | To give back, to return what is owed or due; to make restitution or payment; to render or provide in response to obligation, expectation, or merit. The verb primarily expresses the act of giving something back or returning it in accordance with a prior arrangement, expectation, or responsibility. It is also used for performing or fulfilling a duty, paying a debt or obligation, and sometimes in the sense of rendering an account or recompense (positive or negative). In transactional contexts, can denote 'pay' or 'repay'; in legal or ethical contexts, 'give justice' or 'deliver a verdict'; in personal relations, 'reward,' 'requite,' or 'avenge.' |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| 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 | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | were giving |
| Literal | gave-back-3P-impf |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποδίδωμι |
| Strong's | G591 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G591-02
they were repaying
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, denotes an ongoing or repeated past action performed by a group. "They were repaying" preserves the root sense of giving back what is owed while reflecting the continuous past aspect. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they were giving
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'they were repaying' misreads ἀπεδίδουν's context here, where it means 'to give, hand over, or deliver.' In context of testimony, 'giving' or 'offering' is correct; 'repaying' is inaccurate. |