ἄφεσις
áphesis
Release from bondage or obligation; the act of sending away, letting go, or granting liberation. In legal or religious contexts, can refer to the removal of debt, guilt, or punishment (pardon, remission, forgiveness). The central sense is deliverance from an obligation or consequence, and by extension the forgiveness of sins or debts.
Hebrews 9:22 · Word #15
Lexicon G859
| Lemma | ἄφεσις |
| Transliteration | áphesis |
| Strong's | G859 |
| Definition | Release from bondage or obligation; the act of sending away, letting go, or granting liberation. In legal or religious contexts, can refer to the removal of debt, guilt, or punishment (pardon, remission, forgiveness). The central sense is deliverance from an obligation or consequence, and by extension the forgiveness of sins or debts. |
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 Translation G859-03
release
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS) — functioning as a singular subject or substantive idea. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Release" preserves the core root sense of sending away or letting go, encompassing liberation from obligation, debt, or guilt. As a nominative feminine singular noun, it denotes the state or act of release as a substantive concept. |
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