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Name of God’s Son

ΑΦΕΣΙΣ, αφεσις

APHESIS, aphesis

Sounds Like: AH-feh-sis

Translations: forgiveness, release, remission, liberty, a forgiveness, a release, a remission, a liberty

From the root: ΑΦΕΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This noun refers to a sending away, a dismissal, or a release. In a moral or spiritual context, it signifies forgiveness or remission, particularly of sins or debts. It can also refer to physical liberation or freedom, such as the release of captives or the cancellation of debts.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0859 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Acts of the Apostles — 13:38
  • Hebrews — 9:22

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΕΣΙΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ἈΦΕΣΕΙ — release, a release, forgiveness, a forgiveness, pardon, a pardon, remission, a remission, liberty, a liberty
  • ἈΦΕΣΕΩΣ — of release, of forgiveness, of pardon, of liberty, of remission, of deliverance
  • ΑΦΕΜΑΤΑ — remissions, a remission, forgiveness, a forgiveness, release, a release, liberty, a liberty
  • ΑΦΕΣΕΙ — (to) release, (to) forgiveness, (to) pardon, (to) deliverance, (to) liberty
  • ΑΦΕΣΕΙΣ — remissions, forgivenesses, releases, deliverances, liberties
  • ΑΦΕΣΕΩΣ — of release, of forgiveness, of remission, of deliverance, of liberty
  • ΑΦΕΣΙ — forgiveness, release, pardon, remission, a release, a pardon
  • ΑΦΕΣΙΝ — release, forgiveness, remission, pardon, liberty, a release, a forgiveness, a remission, a pardon, a liberty

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