ἀπῆλθεν

apérchomai

he 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 4:47 · Word #12

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 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

Phrasehe went
Literalwent-away

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀπέρχομαι
Strong'sG565

SIBI-P1 Translation G565-10

he departed

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

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