ἀφίημι aphiēmi

Greek word for “to release” · Strong’s G863 · used 143 times in 131 verses

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Meaning

ἀφ-ίημι; 1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ.

Senses in the lexicon

• to release: leave (72)
• to release: forgive (47)
• to release: permit (24)

How it is translated

Glosses given for aphiēmi in context, with how often each is used:

• left 16
• having left 14
• will be forgiven 9
• forgive 7
• forgiven 6
• have been forgiven 6
• do leave 5
• has left 5
• do forgive 5
• do permit 5
• do allow 5
• will forgive 4

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 18 (5), Luke 5 (5), Mark 1 (4), Mark 2 (4), Mark 12 (4), Luke 17 (4), Matthew 4 (3), Matthew 6 (3), Matthew 9 (3), Matthew 19 (3)

Forms

• ἀφῆκεν 18
• ἄφες 15
• ἀφέντες 14
• ἀφεθήσεται 11
• ἄφετε 10
• ἀφιέναι 6
• ἀφεὶς 5
• ἀφίεται 5
• ἀφῆτε 5
• ἀφίησιν 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with aphiēmi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 21
• ἐάν ean “if” 14
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 14
• τότε tote “then” 11
• πατήρ patēr “father” 13
• ἀπέρχομαι aperchomai “to go away” 9
• γυνή gunē “woman” 10
• ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 8
• τέκνον teknon “child” 8
• εἰ ei “if” 12
• παραλυτικός paralutikos “paralytic” 5
• ἤ ē “or” 10

Key verses

The verses using aphiēmi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 9:2 — And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer;…
• Matthew 15:14 — Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
• Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them…
• Mark 10:14 — But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom…
• Luke 7:47 — Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
• Luke 23:34 — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
• John 14:27 — Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
• John 16:32 — Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the…
• Acts 14:17 — Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and…
• Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of…
• 1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
• Revelation 2:20 — Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.