ἄφεσις
aphesis
from ἀφίημι; freedom; (figuratively) pardon:--deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.
Hebrews 10:18 · Word #3
Lexicon G859
| Lemma | ἄφεσις |
| Transliteration | áphesis |
| Strong's | G859 |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἄφεσις |
| Strong's | G859 |
SIBI-P1 G859-03
the release
| Root | ἄφεσις (aphesis) |
| Core Meanings | release, sending away, letting go, pardon, remission, liberation |
| Semantic Range | release from captivity, cancellation of debt, pardon of sins, remission of penalty, liberation from bondage, dismissal or sending away |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, ἄφεσις carries covenantal and jubilee overtones of liberation and debt cancellation, and becomes a central term for the sending away of sins—emphasizing not merely emotional forgiveness but the objective removal or release of guilt and its consequences. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NFS — noun, nominative case, feminine gender, singular number. As nominative singular, it typically serves as the subject or predicate nominative in a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | Ἄφεσις derives from ἀφίημι (“to send away, release, let go”), so “release” preserves the core idea of something being sent away or set free. The form is nominative feminine singular, functioning as a singular subject or predicate noun, which is reflected by rendering it as a singular substantive (“the release”). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἄφεσις (release, sending away, letting go, pardon, remission, liberation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G859-01 |
aphesei | to the release |
G859-02 |
aphesin | a release |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of G859)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 26:28 | ἄφεσιν | aphesin | |
| Mark 1:4 | ἄφεσιν | aphesin | forgiveness |
| Mark 3:29 | ἄφεσιν | aphesin | forgiveness |