ἀπολωλὼς

apóllymi

lost

To cause to perish, to ruin, to destroy, to lose; in active usage, to bring to ruin, to kill, or to make an end of something or someone; in middle or passive, to perish, to be lost, to be ruined, to die; contextually, also indicates being rendered useless, forfeited, or rendered ineffective. The verb describes a range of intensities, from complete destruction to loss of purpose or value.

G622

Luke 15:24 · Word #11

Lexicon G622

Lemmaἀπόλλυμι
Transliterationapóllymi
Strong'sG622
DefinitionTo cause to perish, to ruin, to destroy, to lose; in active usage, to bring to ruin, to kill, or to make an end of something or someone; in middle or passive, to perish, to be lost, to be ruined, to die; contextually, also indicates being rendered useless, forfeited, or rendered ineffective. The verb describes a range of intensities, from complete destruction to loss of purpose or value.

Morphology V PRF ACT PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRF — Perfect — Completed action with ongoing results
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraselost
Literalhaving-been-lost

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀπόλλυμι
Strong'sG622

SIBI-P1 Translation G622-27

having perished

Morphological NotesVerb, perfect tense, active voice, participle; accusative neuter singular (PEA, ANS). Indicates a completed action with continuing result, functioning adjectivally.
Rendering RationaleThe perfect active participle expresses a completed action with a present resulting state. As an active form that can function intransitively, it denotes one that has come into a state of ruin or loss—thus "having perished."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

lost

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleIn this context, 'ἀπολωλὼς' means 'lost' (not physically perished or destroyed); 'having perished' is not the right contextual sense.