G859

ἄφεσις

aphesis

Feminine noun · From ἀφίημι (G863)

From G863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon:—deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.

Outline

  1. release from bondage or imprisonment
  2. forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty

Usages

Luke 4:18

Quoting Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Breakdown

the poor Israelites.

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Hebrews 10:18

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