Strong's Greek Concordance

G863: ἀφίημι

aphíēmi · “to release: leave”

Definition

an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow)

KJV translates it as: cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up

Word origin: from G575 (ἀπό) and (to send;

Extended definition

ἀφ-ίημι,
[in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc. ;]
1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), 1Co.7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Gen.35:18, Hdt., al.), Mat.27:50; (φωνήν, to utter a cry, Mrk.15:37; of debts, to remit, forgive (cl.), τ. δανεῖον, Mat.18:27; τ. ὀφειλήν, Mat.18:32; esp. of sins (Cremer 296f.), τ. ἁμαρτίας, ἁμαρτήματα, ἀνομίας, Mat.9:2, Rom.4:7" (LXX), 1Jn.1:9, al.; punctiliar and iterative present (M, Pr., 119), Mrk.2:5, Luk.11:4; Ion. pf., ἀφέωνται (M, Pr., 38), Luk.5:23.
2. to leave alone, leave, neglect: Mat.4:11 5:24 15:14, Mrk.1:20, 31 Jhn.4:3, 28 al.; τ. ἐντολὴν τ. θεοῦ, Mrk.7:8; τον̀ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγον, Heb.6:1; τ. ἀγάπην τ. πρώτην, Rev.2:4; ptcp., ἀφείς, pleonastic (as in Aram.; M, Pr., 14; Dalman, Words, 21f.), Mat.13:36 22:22, Mrk.8:13, al.
3. to let, suffer, permit: Mat.3:15; with accusative, Mat.3:15, 19:14, al.; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mat.5:40; with inf. pres., Mat.23:14, al.; aor., Mrk.5:37, al.; in late Gk. (M, Pr., 175f.), before ἵνα, Mrk.11:16, Jhn.12:7; with subjunct. (M, Pr., l.with; Bl., §64, 2), Mat.7:4 27:49, Mrk.15:36, Luk.6:42 (see further MM, see word).
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G863 is translated

  • having left ×13
  • left ×7
  • do leave ×5
  • do forgive ×5
  • are forgiven ×5
  • to forgive ×5
  • have been forgiven ×5
  • will be forgiven ×4
  • it will be forgiven ×4
  • do permit ×4
  • he left ×4
  • will forgive ×3

Bible verses with G863 (aphíēmi)

Aphíēmi appears in 133 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Matthew 3:15

    And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

  • Matthew 4:11

    Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

  • Matthew 4:20

    And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

  • Matthew 4:22

    And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  • Matthew 5:24

    Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

  • Matthew 5:40

    And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

  • Matthew 6:12

    And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

  • Matthew 6:14

    For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

  • Matthew 6:15

    But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  • Matthew 7:4

    Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

  • Matthew 8:15

    And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

  • Matthew 8:22

    But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

  • 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; thy sins be forgiven thee.

  • Matthew 9:5

    For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

  • Matthew 9:6

    But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

  • Matthew 12:31

    Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

  • Matthew 12:32

    And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

  • Matthew 13:30

    Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

  • Matthew 13:36

    Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

  • 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 18:12

    How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

  • Matthew 18:21

    Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

  • Matthew 18:27

    Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

  • Matthew 18:32

    Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

  • Matthew 18:35

    So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

All 133 references

Words derived from G863