προέπεμπον
propémpō
they accompanied
To send forth, to accompany or provide assistance for a person going on a journey. In its primary use, refers to the act of sending someone ahead or along on their way, often with the implication of giving aid, provision, or escort during departure. In extended contexts, can denote providing resources, support, or protective accompaniment to someone being dispatched or departing.
Acts 20:38 · Word #15
Lexicon G4311
| Lemma | προπέμπω |
| Transliteration | propémpō |
| Strong's | G4311 |
| Definition | To send forth, to accompany or provide assistance for a person going on a journey. In its primary use, refers to the act of sending someone ahead or along on their way, often with the implication of giving aid, provision, or escort during departure. In extended contexts, can denote providing resources, support, or protective accompaniment to someone being dispatched or departing. |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL
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 | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they accompanied |
| Literal | they-were-accompanying |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προπέμπω |
| Strong's | G4311 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4311-01
they were sending ahead
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural, denotes ongoing or repeated action in past time. "Were sending ahead" preserves the root sense of dispatching or escorting someone forward at the outset of a journey. |
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