παρεδίδου

paradídōmi

committed

To give over or hand over someone or something, either voluntarily or by force; to deliver, entrust, transfer control or possession. In different contexts, refers to the act of delivering a person (e.g., to authorities, as in arrest or judicial transfer), handing over objects or teachings, committing someone to custody, or even the act of betrayal by delivery to an adversarial party. The semantic range includes both neutral transfers and transfers under compulsion or with negative consequences.

G3860

Acts 8:3 · Word #15

Lexicon G3860

Lemmaπαραδίδωμι
Transliterationparadídōmi
Strong'sG3860
DefinitionTo give over or hand over someone or something, either voluntarily or by force; to deliver, entrust, transfer control or possession. In different contexts, refers to the act of delivering a person (e.g., to authorities, as in arrest or judicial transfer), handing over objects or teachings, committing someone to custody, or even the act of betrayal by delivery to an adversarial party. The semantic range includes both neutral transfers and transfers under compulsion or with negative consequences.

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG 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 SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasecommitted
Literalwas-handing-over

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαραδίδωμι
Strong'sG3860

SIBI-P1 Translation G3860-34

was handing over

Morphological NotesVerb, imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe imperfect active indicative, third person singular, denotes ongoing or repeated past action; "was handing over" preserves both the active voice and the continuous aspect inherent in the imperfect tense while reflecting the root sense of transferring from one’s side.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

was handing over

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'Was handing over' consistently translates the imperfect verb for an ongoing action of delivery to authorities.