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Lexicon :: Strong's G859 - aphesis

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ἄφεσις
Transliteration
aphesis (Key)
Pronunciation
af'-es-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:509,88

Trench's Synonyms: xxxiii. ἄφεσις, πάρεσις.

Strong’s Definitions

ἄφεσις áphesis, af'-es-is; from G863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon:—deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G859 in the following manner: remission (9x), forgiveness (6x), deliverance (1x), liberty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G859 in the following manner: remission (9x), forgiveness (6x), deliverance (1x), liberty (1x).

  1. release from bondage or imprisonment

  2. forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄφεσις áphesis, af'-es-is; from G863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon:—deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.
STRONGS G859:
ἄφεσις, -εως, ἡ, (ἀφίημι);
1. release, as from bondage, imprisonment, etc.: Luke 4:18 (Luke 4:19) (Isaiah 61:1f; Polybius 1, 79, 12, etc.).
2. ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν forgiveness, pardon, of sins (properly, the letting them go, as if they had not been committed [see at length Trench, § xxxiii.]), remission of their penalty: Matthew 26:28; Mark 1:4; Luke 1:77; Luke 3:3; Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; Acts 5:31; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:38; Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:14; τῶν παραπτωμάτων, Ephesians 1:7; and simply ἄφεσις: Mark 3:29; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 10:18 (φόνου, Plato, legg. 9, p. 869 d.; ἐγκλημάτων, Diodorus 20, 44 [so Dionysius Halicarnassus 50:8 § 50, see also 7, 33; 7, 46; especially 7, 64; ἁμαρτημάτων, Philo, vit. Moys. 3:17; others.]).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
61:1
Matthew
26:28
Mark
1:4; 3:29
Luke
1:77; 3:3; 4:18; 4:19; 24:47
Acts
2:38; 5:31; 10:43; 13:38; 26:18
Ephesians
1:7
Colossians
1:14
Hebrews
9:22; 10:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G859 matches the Greek ἄφεσις (aphesis),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:28 - for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:77

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:77 -
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
In the remission of their sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 -
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor:
He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are bruised,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:47 - and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:31 - Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:43 - To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:38 - Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:7 - in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:14 - in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22 - And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:18 - Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
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