Word study · Greek
aphiēmi
to forgive, release, leave
Say it: ah-FEE-ay-mee (approximate)
ἀφίημι
What it means
To let go, to send away, to forgive. Jesus says, "If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven them" (20:23).
Range of meaning
- LeaveLeave something or someone behind.
- Release a debtLet someone off what they owe.
- ForgiveRelease someone from sin or offense.
- PermitAllow or let.
In John
- Chapter 20
"If you forgive anyone's sins" (20:23).
Every verse (14)
- John 4:3
- John 4:28
- John 4:52
- John 8:29
- John 10:12
- John 11:44
- John 11:48
- John 12:7
- John 14:18
- John 14:27
- John 16:28
- John 16:32
- John 18:8
- John 20:23
Verses where G0863G or G0863H or G0863I is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources