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aphiēmi G863

ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) means “to release: leave” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀφίημι Greek · G863 142 tagged occurrences in 130 verses

Pronunciation guide: af-ee'-ay-mee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0863G

ἀφίημι · aphiēmi · to release: leave

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)

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TBESG · G0863H

ἀφίημι · aphiēmi · to release: forgive

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)

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TBESG · G0863I

ἀφίημι · aphiēmi · to release: permit

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.

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How translators render G863

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
let 11
left 10
forgive 9
are forgiven 8
they left 7
he left 4
will be forgiven 4
has left 3
have left 3
to forgive 3
will be left 3
you forgive 3
be forgiven 2
deserted 2
have been forgiven 2
he did not allow 2
he has not left 2
he would not allow 2
leave her alone 2
leave him alone 2
will not be forgiven 2
you have disregarded 2
abandoned 1
abandons 1
and you will leave 1
disregard 1
forgave 1
forgive it 1
forgives 1
has been forgiven 1
have forgiven 1
he must not divorce 1
he will be forgiven 1
he will forgive 1
he would not have let 1
he yielded up 1
i forgave 1
i leave 1
i will leave 1
i will not leave 1
is left 1
is left to you desolate 1
it left 1
jesus dismissed 1
jesus would not allow 1
john permitted 1
leave 1
leave it alone 1
leaving 1
leaving him 1
let him have 1
let it be so 1
let out 1
let them go 1
let us leave 1
must not divorce 1
neglecting 1
permitted 1
shall i forgive 1
she must not divorce 1
so he left 1
the people gave them permission 1
they are forgiven 1
they had dismissed 1
they will not leave 1
we let 1
who left 1
will also forgive 1
will forgive 1
will he not leave 1
will not permit 1
will you let 1
you do not forgive 1
you have abandoned 1
you must forgive 1
you tolerate 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
left 16
forgive 15
let 11
be forgiven 8
leave 6
suffer 6
he left 5
alone 4
are forgiven 4
he suffered 3
leaving 3
there shall 3
they 3
to forgive 3
will 3
be left 2
forsook 2
hath left 2
have left 2
i leave 2
is left 2
it shall 2
it shall be forgiven 2
leaveth 2
let him 2
shall 2
shall be forgiven 2
suffered 2
they forsook 2
to leave 2
undone 2
ye forgive 2
and they left 1
are forgiven you 1
away 1
cried 1
do 1
doth he 1
forgave 1
forgiven 1
forgiveth 1
go 1
hath 1
have 1
have forsaken 1
have omitted 1
i forgave 1
i forgive 1
i will 1
is forgiven 1
it left 1
laying aside 1
let alone 1
let be 1
let her 1
let me 1
may be forgiven 1
may forgive 1
put 1
put away 1
sent 1
shall be left 1
shall leave 1
should be forgiven 1
suffer ye 1
that hath forsaken 1
they are remitted 1
they left 1
they let 1
they shall 1
thou hast left 1
thou shalt forgive 1
we 1
we let 1
when they had sent away 1
who left 1
would 1
ye 1
ye remit 1
ye suffer 1
yielded up 1

Verses containing G863

Page 3 of 3. 130 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. John 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

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  2. John 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

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  3. John 4:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”

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  4. John 8:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

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  5. John 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

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  6. John 11:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

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  7. John 11:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

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  8. John 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

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  9. John 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

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  10. John 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

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  11. John 16:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

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  12. John 16:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

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  13. John 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”

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  14. John 20:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

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  15. Acts 5:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

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  16. Acts 8:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

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  17. Acts 14:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

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  18. Romans 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

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  19. Romans 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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  22. 1 Corinthians 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

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  23. Hebrews 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

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  24. Hebrews 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,

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  25. James 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

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  26. 1 John 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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  27. 1 John 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

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  28. Revelation 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

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  29. Revelation 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

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  30. Revelation 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.

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