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ἄφεσις

MainId: 000856000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0859

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000856001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἄφεσις

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -εως

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἵημι', 'Meanings': [{'LanguageCode': 'en', 'Meaning': 'send, set in motion'}, {'LanguageCode': 'zhT', 'Meaning': '發送，調動'}]}, {'Word': 'ἀφίημι', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000856001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 40.8

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Reconciliation, Forgiveness

      LEXSubDomains: Forgiveness

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-18 14:58:08

         DefinitionShort: to remove the guilt resulting from wrongdoing

         Glosses: ['to pardon', 'to forgive', 'forgiveness']

         Comments: It is extremely important to note that the focus in the meanings of ἀφίημι[f], ἄφεσις[a], and ἀπολύω[e] is upon the guilt of the wrongdoer and not upon the wrongdoing itself. The event of wrongdoing is not undone, but the guilt resulting from such an event is pardoned. To forgive, therefore, means essentially to remove the guilt resulting from wrongdoing.|Some languages make a clear distinction between guilt and sin, and terms for forgiveness are therefore related to guilt and not to the wrongdoing. Therefore, ‘to forgive sins’ is literally ‘to forgive guilt.’ Though terms for ‘forgiveness’ are often literally ‘to wipe out,’ ‘to blot out,’ or ‘to do away with,’ it is obviously not possible to blot out or to wipe out an event, but it is possible to remove or obliterate the guilt.

      LEXReferences: MAT 26:28, MARK 1:4, MARK 3:29, LUKE 1:77, LUKE 3:3, LUKE 24:47, ACTs 2:38, ACTs 5:31, ACTs 10:43, ACTs 13:38, ACTs 26:18, EPH 1:7, COL 1:14, HEB 9:22, HEB 10:18

   2. LEXID: 000856001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 37.132

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Control, Rule

      LEXSubDomains: Release, Set Free

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-18 14:58:08

         DefinitionShort: the process of setting free or liberating

         Glosses: ['release', 'liberty']

      LEXReferences: LUKE 4:18, LUKE 4:18