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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.]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:28 - for this is my blood of the[fn] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has 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 to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness 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 has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:47 - and that repentance for[fn] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:31 - God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:43 - To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:38 - Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - 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 a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:7 - In him we have 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 redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22 - Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:18 - Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
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