ἄφεσις aphesis · G0859

forgiveness

ἄφεσις, -εως, ἡ; (ἀφίημι), [in LXX for יוֹבֵל, דְּרוֹר, etc. (see Deiss., BS, 98 ff.; MM, see word) ; ] ; 1. dismissal, release: Luk.4:18. ; 2. Metaphorical, of sins (never in LXX), pardon, remission of penalty: ἁμαρτιῶν, Mat.26:28, Mrk.1:4, Luk.1:77 3:3 24:47, Act.2:38 5:31 10:43 13:38 26:18, Col.1:14; παραπτωμάτων, Eph.1:7; absol., Mrk.3:29, Heb.9:22 10:18 (cf. DB, ii, 56; DCG, i, 437, ii, 605; Cremer, 297 f.).†; SYN.: πάρεσις, which see (and cf. Tr., § xxxiii) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἄφεσις, εως, ἡ, ; (ἀφίημι) letting go, release, περὶ τῆς τῶν πλοίων ἀφέσεως Philipp. cited in []; γῆ ἐν ἀφέσει land in private hands, opposed to βασιλική, []; b of persons, dismissal: in ritual, λαοῖς ἄ.[]; release, []; 2 with genitive, ἀ. φόνου quittance from murder, []; discharge from a bond, []; opposed to ἀπόδοσις χρημάτων, []; exemption from attendance, leave of absence, []; ἀ. τῆς στρατείας exemption from service, []; remission of a debt, ταλάντου[]; χρημάτων[]; i.e. καταδίκης, []; 2.b …

Where it's used 17 times

Matthew 26:28 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 3:29 · Luke 1:77 · Luke 3:3 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 24:47 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 10:43 · Acts 13:38 · Acts 26:18 · Ephesians 1:7 · Colossians 1:14 · Hebrews 9:22 · Hebrews 10:18 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G0859; TFLSJ G0859

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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