ἀπεδήμησεν
apodēméō
went away
To go away from one's home, to travel or journey to a distant place, particularly with the sense of departing from one's regular place of residence. Frequently used to describe someone leaving for an extended trip, often to another region or country; in some contexts, implies being absent for a long period or for a specific purpose such as business or duty.
Matthew 21:33 · Word #27
Lexicon G589
| Lemma | ἀποδημέω |
| Transliteration | apodēméō |
| Strong's | G589 |
| Definition | To go away from one's home, to travel or journey to a distant place, particularly with the sense of departing from one's regular place of residence. Frequently used to describe someone leaving for an extended trip, often to another region or country; in some contexts, implies being absent for a long period or for a specific purpose such as business or duty. |
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 | went away |
| Literal | went-away-3sg-aorist-indicative-active |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποδημέω |
| Strong's | G589 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G589-01
he journeyed away from home
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person singular, denotes a simple completed action in past time: "he journeyed." The phrase "away from home" preserves the root sense of departing from one’s own χώρα/δῆμος, reflecting the ἀπό + δῆμος etymology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he traveled away from home
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "departed". |