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Koine Greek wordlink #79203

SR GNT Yhn 18:8 ἄφετε (afete) ‘therefore me you_all are seeking allow these to_be going_away’ Strongs=8630 Lemma=afiēmi
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=aorist voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Refers to Word #79100 Refers to Word #79109

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Other uses (9) of identical word form ἄφετε (V-MAA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἄφετε’ (V-MAA2..P) has 3 different glosses: ‘allow’, ‘leave’, ‘leave it’.

Yhn (Jhn) 11:44 ‘release him and allow him to_be going’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:44 word 33

Mark 10:14 ‘and said to them allow the little_children to_be coming’ SR GNT Mark 10:14 word 11

Mark 14:6 ‘but Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said leave her why to her’ SR GNT Mark 14:6 word 6

Mark 15:36 ‘was giving_to_drink him saying leave it we may see if is coming’ SR GNT Mark 15:36 word 18

Mat 13:30 ‘allow to_be_being grown_together both until’ SR GNT Mat 13:30 word 1

Mat 15:14 ‘leave them guides they are’ SR GNT Mat 15:14 word 1

Mat 19:14 ‘but Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said allow the little_children and’ SR GNT Mat 19:14 word 6

Luke 18:16 ‘called_to them saying allow the little_children to_be coming’ SR GNT Luke 18:16 word 10

Acts 5:38 ‘men these and allow them because if’ SR GNT Acts 5:38 word 14

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘afiēmi’ have 51 different glosses: ‘are_being forgiven’, ‘be forgiving’, ‘having left’, ‘having left him’, ‘having sent_away’, ‘is forgiving’, ‘is leaving’, ‘is_being forgiven’, ‘is_being left’, ‘is_being left desolate’, ‘may forgive’, ‘may leave’, ‘may_be left’, ‘to leave’, ‘to_be forgiving’, ‘to_be sending_away’, ‘were forgiven’, ‘will_be forgiving’, ‘will_be_being forgiven’, ‘will_be_being left’, ‘I am leaving’, ‘I will_be forgiving’, ‘I will_be leaving’, ‘I forgave’, ‘he is allowing’, ‘he may forgive’, ‘he allowed’, ‘he forgave’, ‘he left’, ‘her let_be leaving’, ‘him let_be leaving’, ‘it may_be forgiven’, ‘it will_be_being forgiven’, ‘it left’, ‘they will_be leaving’, ‘they allowed’, ‘we may allow’, ‘you will_be forgiving’, ‘you_all are allowing’, ‘you_all may forgive’, ‘you_all may leave’, ‘you_all left’, ‘allow’, ‘allow it’, ‘allow that’, ‘forgave’, ‘forgive’, ‘leave’, ‘leave it’, ‘left’, ‘sent_away’.

Greek words (8) other than ἄφετε (V-MAA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘allow’

YHN 11:48 ἀφῶμεν (afōmen) V-SAA1..P ‘if we may allow him thus all’ SR GNT Yhn 11:48 word 3

YHN 12:7 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘said therefore Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) allow her in_order_that for’ SR GNT Yhn 12:7 word 5

MARK 7:27 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘and he was saying to her allow first to_be satisfied the’ SR GNT Mark 7:27 word 9

MAT 3:15 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘said to him allow it now thus for’ SR GNT Mat 3:15 word 9

MAT 5:40 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘tunic of you to take allow to him also your’ SR GNT Mat 5:40 word 13

MAT 7:4 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘to the brother of you allow that I may throw_out the speck’ SR GNT Mat 7:4 word 9

LUKE 6:42 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘brother of you brother allow I may throw_out the speck’ SR GNT Luke 6:42 word 10

LUKE 13:8 ἄφες (afes) V-MAA2..S ‘is saying to him Master allow it also this’ SR GNT Luke 13:8 word 7

Key: V=verb MAA2..P=imperative,aorist,active,2nd person plural MAA2..S=imperative,aorist,active,2nd person singular SAA1..P=subjunctive,aorist,active,1st person plural