ἀπέστειλεν
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 3:17 · Word #3
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 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
| Phrase | sent |
| Literal | sent-away |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποστέλλω |
| Strong's | G649 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G649-15
he dispatched
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person singular denotes a completed act of purposeful sending by a subject. "He dispatched" preserves the root sense of authoritative commissioning inherent in ἀποστέλλω while reflecting the simple past action of the aorist. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he sent
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context, 'he sent' better fits the referential subject (God) and reflects the typical contextual rendering, keeping the purposeful nuance but omitting 'dispatched' for normal English. This is a minimal context-aware adjustment. |