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ἄφεσις
áphesis · Greek · Strong's G859 · 17 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “liberty”
What it means
freedom; (figuratively) pardon
from G863 (ἀφίημι);
How the KJV renders it
deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“liberty”
“deliverance”
“remission”
also renders páresis (G3929)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
Where it appears
17 occurrences in the Greek text, first 16 verses shown.
Acts 2:38 N-ASFActs 5:31 N-ASFActs 10:43 N-ASFActs 13:38 N-NSFActs 26:18 N-ASFColossians 1:14 N-ASFEphesians 1:7 N-ASFHebrews 9:22 N-NSFHebrews 10:18 N-NSFLuke 1:77 N-DSFLuke 3:3 N-ASFLuke 4:19 N-ASFLuke 24:47 N-ASFMatthew 26:28 N-ASFMark 1:4 N-ASFMark 3:29 N-ASF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.