Forgiveness
ἄφεσιςStrong’s G0859aphesis
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aphesis is the Greek word usually translated “forgiveness” and “deliverance”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
Meaning
Usually translated “forgiveness” and “deliverance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- forgiveness 15
- deliverance 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
- Luke 4
- Mark 2
- Hebrews 2
- Matthew 1
- Ephesians 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 1:4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
- Mark 3:29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
- Luke 1:77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
- Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
- Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
- Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Greek dictionary
ἄφεσις aphesis · forgiveness
ἄφεσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀφίημι), [in LXX for יוֹבֵל, דְּרוֹר, etc. (see Deiss., BS, 98 ff.; MM, see word) ;] 1. dismissal, release: Luk.4:18. 2. Metaphorical, of sins (never in LXX), pardon, remission of penalty: ἁμαρτιῶν, Mat.26:28, Mrk.1:4, Luk.1:77 3:3 24:47, Act.2:38 5:31 10:43 13:38 26:18, Col.1:14; παραπτωμάτων, Eph.1:7; absol., Mrk.3:29, Heb.9:22 10:18 (cf. DB, ii, 56; DCG, i, 437, ii, 605; Cremer, 297 f.).† SYN.: πάρεσις, which see (and cf. Tr., § xxxiii) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “forgiveness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FORGIV'ENESS, noun
forgiv'ness.
- The act of forgiving; the pardon of an offender, by which he is considered and treated as not guilty.
- The pardon or remission of an offense or crime; as the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
- Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.
- Remission of a debt, fine or penalty.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.