ἀφεῖς
aphíēmi
To send away, to release or let go. Primary sense: to dismiss or cause to depart; to let someone or something go free or unimpeded. Extended senses: to leave or abandon (a person, place, or thing), to remit or forgive (an obligation, debt, wrongdoing), to allow or permit. In legal, personal, and ritual contexts, may denote release from obligation or guilt, abandonment, or the granting of permission.
Revelation 2:20 · Word #6
Lexicon G863
| Lemma | ἀφίημι |
| Transliteration | aphíēmi |
| Strong's | G863 |
| Definition | To send away, to release or let go. Primary sense: to dismiss or cause to depart; to let someone or something go free or unimpeded. Extended senses: to leave or abandon (a person, place, or thing), to remit or forgive (an obligation, debt, wrongdoing), to allow or permit. In legal, personal, and ritual contexts, may denote release from obligation or guilt, abandonment, or the granting of permission. |
Morphology V PRS ACT IND 2P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀφίημι |
| Strong's | G863 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G863-02
having released
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (completed action), active voice, participle; nominative masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active participle denotes a completed act of sending away or letting go, performed by the subject. "Having released" preserves the core sense of forceful or decisive release inherent in ἀφίημι while reflecting the aorist participial form. |
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