ἀπῆλθαν

apérchomai

they went

To go away, depart, or leave; fundamentally the act of moving away from a place or person, either literally (in physical space) or metaphorically (in a narrative or figurative sense). Used of leaving a location or group, withdrawing, or coming to an end. In some contexts, can also indicate departing from life (i.e., dying).

G565

John 18:6 · Word #7

Lexicon G565

Lemmaἀπέρχομαι
Transliterationapérchomai
Strong'sG565
DefinitionTo go away, depart, or leave; fundamentally the act of moving away from a place or person, either literally (in physical space) or metaphorically (in a narrative or figurative sense). Used of leaving a location or group, withdrawing, or coming to an end. In some contexts, can also indicate departing from life (i.e., dying).

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

Phrasethey went
Literalthey-went-away

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀπέρχομαι
Strong'sG565

SIBI-P1 Translation G565-07

they departed

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural, denotes a simple completed action in past time. "They departed" preserves the root sense of moving away from a point of origin and reflects the plural subject and active voice.

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