Lexicon G19865
| Strong's | G19865 |
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 | sowed |
| Literal | sowed-upon-seeds |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐπισπείρω |
| Strong's | G19865 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G19865-01
he sowed upon
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IAA3,,S,). The augment ἐ- marks past time in the indicative; active voice; simple completed action in past time. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb ἐπισπείρω combines ἐπί (upon/over) with σπείρω (to sow), conveying the action of sowing over something. The form ἐπέσπειρεν is aorist active indicative, third person singular, which is best rendered as a simple past action: "he sowed upon," preserving both the active voice and the completed past sense of the aorist. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he sowed upon
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'he sowed upon' is faithful to the Greek verb ἐπέσπειρεν and its context of sowing weeds among grain. |