Definition
I let go, leave, permit, forgive
Vocabulary Form
ἀφίημι
Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἀφσε
Frequency
143
GK
918
Forms
(ἤφιε 3rd sg), ἀφήσω, ἀφῆκα, -, ἀφέωμαι, ἀφέθην
Cognates
Aphesis is the gradual loss of an initial unaccented vowel, such as in the English esquire to squire (cf. MBG, #7.10).
Notes
The root of this verb is *σε. Like ἵστημι, the reduplicated σ dropped off and was replaced with a rough breathing. The initial σ was also dropped because it was intervocalic. σε.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 23:34 | And Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive (aphes | ἄφες | aor act imperative 2 sg) them; for they do not know what they are doing.” Then in order to divide up his clothing they cast lots. |
| John 4:3 | he left (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) Judea and departed again for Galilee. |
| John 4:28 | Then the woman left (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) her water jar and went off to the town. She told the people there, |
| John 4:52 | So he asked them what time it was when his son got better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him.” |
| John 8:29 | And the one who sent me is with me; he (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) has (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not left (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him.” |
| John 10:12 | The hired hand, since he is not a shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, sees a wolf coming and abandons (aphiēsin | ἀφίησιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the sheep and runs away — and the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. |
| John 11:44 | The dead man came out, his feet and his hands bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him, and let (aphete | ἄφετε | aor act imperative 2 pl) him go.” |
| John 11:48 | If we let (aphōmen | ἀφῶμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) him go (aphōmen | ἀφῶμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) on (aphōmen | ἀφῶμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation.” |
| John 12:7 | Jesus therefore said, “Leave (aphes | ἄφες | aor act imperative 2 sg) her alone (aphes | ἄφες | aor act imperative 2 sg). She had to keep this perfume for the day of my burial. |
| John 14:18 | I (aphēsō | ἀφήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) will (aphēsō | ἀφήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) not abandon (aphēsō | ἀφήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) you as orphans, I will come back to you. |
| John 14:27 | Peace I leave (aphiēmi | ἀφίημι | pres act ind 1 sg) with you; my peace I give to you. I give to you not as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. |
| John 16:28 | I came forth from the Father and have entered into the world; now I am leaving (aphiēmi | ἀφίημι | pres act ind 1 sg) the world and going back to the Father.” |
| John 16:32 | Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own place, and you (aphēte | ἀφῆτε | aor act subj 2 pl) will (aphēte | ἀφῆτε | aor act subj 2 pl) leave (aphēte | ἀφῆτε | aor act subj 2 pl) me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. |
| John 18:8 | Jesus replied, “I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let (aphete | ἄφετε | aor act imperative 2 pl) these men go.” |
| John 20:23 | Whoever’s sins you forgive (aphēte | ἀφῆτε | aor act subj 2 pl), they stand forgiven (apheōntai | ἀφέωνται | perf pass ind 3 pl); whoever’s sins you pronounce unforgiven, they remain unforgiven. |
| Acts 5:38 | So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and leave (aphete | ἄφετε | aor act imperative 2 pl) them alone (aphete | ἄφετε | aor act imperative 2 pl), for if this plan or this undertaking be of men, it will fail; |
| Acts 8:22 | Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven (aphethēsetai | ἀφεθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) you. |
| Acts 14:17 | yet he (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) did (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not leave (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) himself without witness, for he did good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” |
| Romans 1:27 | and likewise the men also abandoned (aphentes | ἀφέντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the natural sexual relation with women and burned in their passion for one another — men with men committing shameless acts and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. |
| Romans 4:7 | “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven (aphethēsan | ἀφέθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl), and whose sins are covered. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:11 | (however if she does, let her remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should (aphienai | ἀφιέναι | pres act inf ) not divorce (aphienai | ἀφιέναι | pres act inf ) his wife. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:12 | To the rest I say (I, not the Lord): If some brother has a wife who is not a believer, and she is willing to live with him, he (aphietō | ἀφιέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) should (aphietō | ἀφιέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) not divorce (aphietō | ἀφιέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) her. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:13 | And if some woman has a husband who is not a believer, and he is willing to live with her, she (aphietō | ἀφιέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) should (aphietō | ἀφιέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) not divorce (aphietō | ἀφιέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) him. |
| Hebrews 2:8 | You put everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) left (aphēken | ἀφῆκεν | aor act ind 3 sg) nothing outside his control. But in fact we do not yet see everything under his control. |
| Hebrews 6:1 | Therefore let us leave standing (aphentes | ἀφέντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the elementary teaching about Christ and let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in God, |