ἀφ-ίημι, [in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc. ;] 1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), 1Co.7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Gen.35:18, Hdt., al.), Mat.27:50; (φωνήν, to utter a cry, Mrk.15:37; of debts, to remit, forgive (cl.), τ. δανεῖον, Mat.18:27; τ. ὀφειλήν, Mat.18:32; esp. of sins (Cremer 296f.), τ. ἁμαρτίας, ἁμαρτήματα, ἀνομίας, Mat.9:2, Rom.4:7" (LXX), 1Jn.1:9, al.; punctiliar and iterative present (M, Pr., 119), Mrk.2:5, Luk.11:4; Ion. pf., ἀφέωνται (M, Pr., 38), Luk.5:23. 2. to leave alone, leave, neglect: Mat.4:11 5:24 15:14, Mrk.1:20, 31 Jhn.4:3, 28 al.; τ. ἐντολὴν τ. θεοῦ, Mrk.7:8; τον̀ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγον, Heb.6:1; τ. ἀγάπην τ. πρώτην, Rev.2:4; ptcp., ἀφείς, pleonastic (as in Aram.; M, Pr., 14; Dalman, Words, 21f.), Mat.13:36 22:22, Mrk.8:13, al. 3. to let, suffer, permit: Mat.3:15; with accusative, Mat.3:15, 19:14, al.; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mat.5:40; with inf. pres., Mat.23:14, al.; aor., Mrk.5:37, al.; in late Gk. (M, Pr., 175f.), before ἵνα, Mrk.11:16, Jhn.12:7; with subjunct. (M, Pr., l.with; Bl., §64, 2), Mat.7:4 27:49, Mrk.15:36, Luk.6:42 (see further MM, see word). (AS)
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G863 — ἀφίημι
aphiēmi · to release: leave · Greek
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Matthew 3:15 · ἄφες · ἀφίησιν“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.Matthew 4:11 · ἀφίησινThen the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.Matthew 4:20 · ἀφέντεςAnd at once they left their nets and followed Him.Matthew 4:22 · ἀφέντεςand immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.Matthew 5:24 · ἄφεςleave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.Matthew 5:40 · ἄφεςif someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;Matthew 6:12 · ἄφες · ἀφήκαμενAnd forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Matthew 6:14 · ἀφῆτε · ἀφήσειFor if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Matthew 6:15 · ἀφῆτε · ἀφήσειBut if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Matthew 7:4 · ἄφεςHow can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?Matthew 8:15 · ἀφῆκενSo He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.Matthew 8:22 · ἄφεςBut Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”Matthew 9:2 · ἀφίενταίJust then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”Matthew 9:5 · ἀφίενταίWhich is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?Matthew 9:6 · ἀφιέναιBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”Matthew 12:31 · ἀφεθήσεται · ἀφεθήσεταιTherefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.Matthew 12:32 · ἀφεθήσεται · ἀφεθήσεταιWhoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.Matthew 13:30 · ἄφετεLet both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”Matthew 13:36 · ἀφεὶςThen Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”Matthew 15:14 · ἄφετεDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Matthew 18:12 · ἀφήσειWhat do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?Matthew 18:21 · ἀφήσωThen Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”Matthew 18:27 · ἀφῆκενHis master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.Matthew 18:32 · ἀφῆκάThen the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.Matthew 18:35 · ἀφῆτεThat is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”Matthew 19:14 · ἄφετεBut Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”Matthew 19:27 · ἀφήκαμεν“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”Matthew 19:29 · ἀφῆκενAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.Matthew 22:22 · ἀφέντεςAnd when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.Matthew 22:25 · ἀφῆκενNow there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.Matthew 23:13 · ἀφίετεWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.Matthew 23:23 · ἀφήκατε · ἀφιέναι.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.Matthew 23:38 · ἀφίεταιLook, your house is left to you desolate.Matthew 24:2 · ἀφεθῇ“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”Matthew 24:40 · ἀφίεται.Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.Matthew 24:41 · ἀφίεται.Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.Matthew 26:44 · ἀφεὶςSo He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.Matthew 26:56 · ἀφέντεςBut this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.Matthew 27:49 · ἄφες,But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”Matthew 27:50 · ἀφῆκενWhen Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.Mark 1:18 · ἀφέντεςAnd at once they left their nets and followed Him.Mark 1:20 · ἀφέντεςImmediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.Mark 1:31 · ἀφῆκενSo He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.Mark 1:34 · ἤφιενAnd He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.Mark 2:5 · ἀφίενταίWhen Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”Mark 2:7 · ἀφιέναι“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”Mark 2:9 · ἀφίενταί“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?Mark 3:28 · ἀφεθήσεταιTruly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.Mark 4:12 · ἀφεθῇso that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”Mark 4:36 · ἀφέντεςAfter they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.Mark 5:19 · ἀφῆκενBut Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”Mark 5:37 · ἀφῆκενAnd He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.Mark 7:8 · ἈφέντεςYou have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”Mark 7:12 · ἀφίετεhe is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.Mark 7:27 · ἄφες“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”Mark 8:13 · ἀφεὶςAnd He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.Mark 10:14 · ἄφετεBut when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.Mark 10:28 · ἀφήκαμενPeter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”Mark 10:29 · ἀφῆκεν“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospelMark 11:6 · ἀφῆκανThe disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.Mark 11:16 · ἤφιενAnd He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.Mark 11:25 · ἀφίετε · ἀφῇAnd when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”Mark 12:12 · ἀφέντεςAt this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.Mark 12:19 · ἀφῇ“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.Mark 12:20 · ἀφῆκενNow there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.Mark 12:22 · ἀφῆκανIn this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.Mark 13:2 · ἀφεθῇ“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”Mark 13:34 · ἀφεὶςIt is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.Mark 14:6 · ἄφετεBut Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.Mark 14:50 · ἀφέντεςThen everyone deserted Him and fled.Mark 15:36 · ἄφετε,And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”Mark 15:37 · ἀφεὶςBut Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.Luke 4:39 · ἀφῆκενand He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.Luke 5:11 · ἀφέντεςAnd when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.Luke 5:20 · ἀφέωνταίWhen Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”Luke 5:21 · ἀφεῖναιBut the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”Luke 5:23 · ἀφέωνταίWhich is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?Luke 5:24 · ἀφιέναιBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”Luke 6:42 · ἄφεςHow can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.Luke 7:47 · ἀφέωνται · ἀφίεται,Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”Luke 7:48 · ἀφέωνταίThen Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”Luke 7:49 · ἀφίησιν;But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”Luke 8:51 · ἀφῆκενWhen He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.Luke 9:60 · ἄφεςBut Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”Luke 10:30 · ἀφέντεςJesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.Luke 11:4 · ἄφες · ἀφίομενAnd forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”Luke 12:10 · ἀφεθήσεται · ἀφεθήσεται.¶And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.Luke 12:39 · ἀφῆκενBut understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.Luke 13:8 · ἄφες‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.Luke 13:35 · ἀφίεταιLook, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”Luke 17:3 · ἄφεςWatch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.Luke 17:4 · ἀφήσειςEven if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”Luke 17:34 · ἀφεθήσεται.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.Luke 17:35 · ἀφεθήσεται.¶Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”Luke 18:16 · ἄφετεBut Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.Luke 18:28 · ἀφέντες“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”Luke 18:29 · ἀφῆκεν“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of GodLuke 19:44 · ἀφήσουσινThey will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”Luke 21:6 · ἀφεθήσεται“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”Luke 23:34 · ἄφεςThen Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.John 4:3 · ἀφῆκενHe left Judea and returned to Galilee.John 4:28 · ἈφῆκενThen the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,John 4:52 · ἀφῆκενSo he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”John 8:29 · ἀφῆκένHe who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”John 10:12 · ἀφίησινThe hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.John 11:44 · ἄφετεThe man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.John 11:48 · ἀφῶμενIf we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”John 12:7 · ἄφες“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.John 14:18 · ἀφήσωI will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.John 14:27 · ἀφίημιPeace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.John 16:28 · ἀφίημιI came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”John 16:32 · ἀφῆτε·“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.John 18:8 · ἄφετε“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”John 20:23 · ἀφῆτε · ἀφέωνταιIf you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”Acts 5:38 · ἄφετεSo in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.Acts 8:22 · ἀφεθήσεταίRepent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.Acts 14:17 · ἀφῆκενYet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”Romans 1:27 · ἀφέντεςLikewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.Romans 4:7 · ἀφέθησαν“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.1 Corinthians 7:11 · ἀφιέναι.¶But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.1 Corinthians 7:12 · ἀφιέτωTo the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.1 Corinthians 7:13 · ἀφιέτωAnd if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.Hebrews 2:8 · ἀφῆκενand placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.Hebrews 6:1 · ἀφέντεςTherefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,James 5:15 · ἀφεθήσεταιAnd the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.1 John 1:9 · ἀφῇIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 2:12 · ἀφέωνταιI am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.Revelation 2:4 · ἀφῆκες.But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.Revelation 2:20 · ἀφεῖςBut I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.Revelation 11:9 · ἀφίουσινFor three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.