Greek - English Dictionary
G859 - Forgiveness
| Strong's No.: | G859 |
| Greek: | ἄφεσις |
| Transliteration: | aphesis |
| Phonetic: | af'-es-is |
| Word Origin: | From G863 |
| Bible Usage: | deliverance forgiveness liberty remission. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | freedom; (figuratively) pardon |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. release from bondage or imprisonment 2. forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty |
| Bible References:
Forgiveness |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
deliverance ( 1 )
forgiveness ( 5 )
liberty ( 1 )
remission ( 9 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.