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GreekG0859Noun (Feminine)

ἄφεσις

aphesis

16Occurrences
G0859Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

freedom; (figuratively) pardon

from G863 (ἀφίημι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.dismissal, release
2.Metaphorical, of sins (never in LXX), pardon, remission of penalty
Synonyms
πάρεσις, which see (and cf. Tr., § xxxiii)
LXX: for יוֹבֵל, דְּרוֹר, etc. (see Deiss., BS, 98 ff.; MM, )

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἄφεσις appears 16 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
5
Luke
4
Hebrews
2
Mark
2
Colossians
1
Ephesians
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Acts 10:43BSB

All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

Acts 26:18BSB

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

Ephesians 1:7BSB

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Luke 1:77BSB

to give to His people the knowledge of salvationthrough the forgiveness of their sins,

Luke 4:18BSB

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,because He has anointed Meto preach good news to the poor.He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind,to release the oppressed,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.