ἀπέστειλαν
apostéllō
sent
To send forth, dispatch (a person or object) with a specific purpose or commission. In most contexts, refers to sending someone on an official mission or for a particular task, often with authority or by direction of a superior. The term can be used for literal dispatching of people or messengers, as well as for sending messages or instructions, or metaphorically for appointing or commissioning.
John 11:3 · Word #1
Lexicon G649
| Lemma | ἀποστέλλω |
| Transliteration | apostéllō |
| Strong's | G649 |
| Definition | To send forth, dispatch (a person or object) with a specific purpose or commission. In most contexts, refers to sending someone on an official mission or for a particular task, often with authority or by direction of a superior. The term can be used for literal dispatching of people or messengers, as well as for sending messages or instructions, or metaphorically for appointing or commissioning. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
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 | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sent |
| Literal | they-sent |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποστέλλω |
| Strong's | G649 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G649-13
they dispatched
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person plural denotes a completed action in the past performed by them. "They dispatched" preserves the root sense of purposeful, authoritative sending inherent in ἀποστέλλω. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they sent
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'they dispatched' to 'they sent' because 'sent' is more contextually appropriate for ἀπέστειλαν in the sense of sending a message or messengers and matches the common use; 'dispatched' is too formal and less idiomatic for this context. |