Forgiveness

{
    "type": "abbott-smith",
    "slug": "g0859",
    "title": "ἄφεσις",
    "source": "STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)",
    "strong": "G0859",
    "language": "greek",
    "lemma": "ἄφεσις",
    "transliteration": "aphesis",
    "pronunciation": "",
    "part_of_speech": "G:N-F",
    "meaning": "",
    "description": "",
    "definition": "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)",
    "glosses": [
        "forgiveness",
        "deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission"
    ],
    "lexical_summary": [],
    "exhaustive_concordance": [],
    "brown_driver_briggs": [],
    "topical_lexicon": [],
    "occurrences": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "osis": "Luk.4.18.",
            "display": "Luk.4:18."
        },
        {
            "osis": "Mat.26.28",
            "display": "Mat.26:28"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Mrk.1.4",
            "display": "Mrk.1:4"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Luk.1.77; 3.3; 24.47",
            "display": "Luk.1:77 3:3 24:47"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Act.2.38; 5.31; 10.43; 13.38; 26.18",
            "display": "Act.2:38 5:31 10:43 13:38 26:18"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Col.1.14",
            "display": "Col.1:14"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Eph.1.7",
            "display": "Eph.1:7;"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Mrk.3.29",
            "display": "Mrk.3:29"
        },
        {
            "osis": "Heb.9.22; 10.18",
            "display": "Heb.9:22 10:18"
        }
    ],
    "occurrence_count": 17,
    "url": "bible/greek/g0859",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/openscriptures/strongs",
    "source_license": "CC BY-SA"
}

{
    "type": "greenfield",
    "slug": "greenfield-447e6fd217f9",
    "title": "Ἄφεσις",
    "source": "A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament",
    "strong": "G0859",
    "language": "greek",
    "lemma": "Ἄφεσις",
    "transliteration": "áphesis",
    "pronunciation": "",
    "part_of_speech": "",
    "meaning": "",
    "description": "",
    "definition": "dismission, deliverance from captivity, Lu. 4.18, bis; remission, forgiveness, pardon, Mat. 26.28, et al.",
    "glosses": [
        "deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission"
    ],
    "lexical_summary": [],
    "exhaustive_concordance": [],
    "brown_driver_briggs": [],
    "topical_lexicon": [],
    "occurrences": [],
    "references": [],
    "occurrence_count": 17,
    "url": "bible/greenfield/greenfield-447e6fd217f9",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/openscriptures/strongs",
    "source_license": "CC BY-SA"
}

{
    "strongs": "G0859",
    "language": "greek",
    "lemma": "ἄφεσις",
    "transliteration": "áphesis",
    "pronunciation": "",
    "part_of_speech": "",
    "glosses": [
        "deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission"
    ],
    "definitions": [
        "freedom",
        "(figuratively) pardon"
    ],
    "administrator_commentary": "",
    "source": {
        "dataset": "Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon",
        "provider": "Open Scriptures",
        "url": "https://github.com/openscriptures/strongs",
        "license": "CC BY-SA"
    },
    "version": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-08-05T10:41:54-05:00",
    "strong": "G0859"
}