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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἄφεσις

Lemmaἄφεσις
Citation formἄφεσις, εως, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossdeliverance, pardon, complete forgiveness
Strong’sG0859
Transliterationáphesis
Definitionfreedom; (figuratively) pardon
KJV glosses:--deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences16

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀφέσει
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 1:77
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 4:18
ἄφεσιν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 26:28
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 1:4
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 3:29
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 24:47
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 3:3
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 4:18
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 10:43
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 2:38
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 26:18
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 5:31
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Ephesians 1:7
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Colossians 1:14
ἄφεσις
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 13:38
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 10:18
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:22

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αφεσις.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἄφεσις with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.