ἄφεσις, εως, ἡ, (ἀφίημι)

1. letting go, release, περὶ τῆς τῶν πλοίων ἀφέσεως Philipp. ap. D. 18.77, cf. Pl. Plt. 273c; καρπῶν PAmh. 2.43.9 (ii B. C.); γῆ ἐν ἀφέσει land in private hands, opp. βασιλική, PTeb. 5.37 (ii B. C.), etc. of persons, dismissal: in ritual, λαοῖς ἄ. Apul. Met. 11.17; release, Plb. 1.79.12, IG 2.314.21, Luk 4:18.

2. c. gen., ἀ. φόνου quittance from murder, Pl. Lg. 869d: so abs., Hermog. Stat. 8; discharge from a bond, D. 33.3; ἄ. ἐναντίον μαρτύρων ποιήσασθαι Id. 45.41; opp. ἀπόδοσις χρημάτων, Isoc. 17.29; exemption from attendance, leave of absence, Arist. Ath. 30.6; ἀ. τῆς στρατείας exemption from service, Plu. Ages. 24; remission of a debt, ταλάντου Michel 1340 B7 (Cnidus, ii B. C.); χρημάτων IPE 12.32 B 70 (Olbia, iii B. C.); sc. καταδίκης, Inscr.Magn. 93c16. forgiveness, Mar 3:29; ἁμαρτιῶν Mat 26:28.

3. relaxation, exhaustion, Hp. Epid. 3.6.

4. divorce, τινὶ πέμπειν Plu. Pomp. 42.

5. starting of horses in a race, ἵππων ἄ. ποιεῖν D.S. 4.73: hence, starting-post itself, ἰσώσας τἀφέσει (Musgr. for τῇ φύσει) τὰ τέρματα having made the winning-post one with the starting-post, i.e. having completed the δίαυλος and come back to the starting-post, dub. cj. in S. El. 686, cf. Paus. 5.15.5, 6.20.9: metaph., the first start, beginning of anything, Man. 3.405, etc.

6. discharge, emission, ὕδατος Arist. PA 697a24; βέλους D.S. 17.41; τοῦ θοροῦ, τοῦ ᾠοῦ Arist. GA 756a12; τοῦ κυήματος Id. HA 608a1; the dropping of a foal, ib. 576a25. discharge, release of an engine, Ph. Bel. 58.24.

7. = cross ἀφεσμός, Arist. HA 625a20 (pl.).

8. release, ὕδατος PPetr. 2p.34 (iii B. C.): hence, in concrete sense, conduit, sluice, ib. 3p.88, PFlor. 388.44 (iii A. D.): pl., ἀφέσεις θαλάσσης channels, LXX 2Ki 22:16.

9. Astrol., reckoning of the vital quadrant, Ptol. Tetr. 127, cf. Vett.Val. 136.2 (but ἀπὸ Λέοντος τὴν ἄφεσιν ποιούμενοι, simply, starting from.., Id. 31.8).

ἄφεσις aphesis 17x

    dismission, deliverance, from captivity, Luk 4:18 (2x);

    remission, forgiveness, pardon, Mat 26:28 forgiveness; freedom; release.

G859 — ἄφεσις

ἀφέσεως, ἡ (ἀφίημι);

1. release, as from bondage, imprisonment, etc.: Luk 4:18 (19) (Isa 61:1f; Polybius 1, 79, 12, etc.).

2. ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν forgiveness, pardon, of sins (properly, the letting them go, as if they had not been committed (see at length Trench, § xxxiii.)), remission of their penalty: Mat 26:28; Mar 1:4; Luk 1:77; Luk 3:3; Luk 24:47; Act 2:38; Act 5:31; Act 10:43; Act 13:38; Act 26:18; Col 1:14; τῶν παραπτωμάτων, Eph 1:7; and simply ἄφεσις: Mar 3:29; Heb 9:22; Heb 10:18 (φόνου, Plato, legg. 9, p. 869 d.; ἐγκληματων, Diodorus 20, 44 (so Dionysius Halicarnassus 50:8 § 50, see also 7, 33; 7, 46; especially 7, 64; ἁμαρτημάτων, Philo, vit. Moys. 3:17; others.)).

ἄφεσις , - εως , ἡ

( < ἀφίημι ),

[in LXX for H3104, H1865, etc. ( v. Deiss., BS , 98 ff .; MM , s.v. );]

1. dismissal, release: Luk 4:18.

2. Metaph ., of sins (never in LXX ), pardon, remission of penalty: ἁμαρτιῶν , Mat 26:28, Mar 1:4, Luk 1:77; Luk 3:3; Luk 24:47, Act 2:38; Act 5:31; Act 10:43; Act 13:38; Act 26:18, Col 1:14; παραπτωμάτων , Eph 1:7; absol. , Mar 3:29, Heb 9:22; Heb 10:18 ( cf. DB, ii, 56; DCG, i, 437, ii, 605; Cremer , 297 f .). †

SYN.: πάρεσις G3929, q.v . (and cf. Tr ., § xxxiii).

詞類次數：名詞（17）

原文字根：從-讓（著） 相當於：H3722（כָּפַר‎） H5375（נָשָׂא‎） H5545（סָלַח‎）

字義溯源：自由，釋放，赦免，得赦，得釋放，拯救，免去刑罰；源自（G863（ἀφίημι / ἐναφίημι）=遣去）；由（G575（ἀπό / ἀπαρτί / ἀποπέμπω）*=從，出，離）與（G1510（εἰμί）X*=行走）組成。比較幾個有關赦免的編號：

1）G859（ἄφεσις）名詞，自由，赦免 2）G863（ἀφίημι / ἐναφίημι）動詞，遣去，赦免 3）G5483（χαρίζομαι）動詞，恩待，赦免在新約，關於罪的赦免，總是 1）與主耶穌基督這一位人稱有關係。（太9:6；徒5:31; 13:38；弗4:32；西1:14）

2）與他的名有關係，（約壹2:12）

3）與他的血有關係，（太26:28；弗1:7; 1:19；來9:13；約壹1:7；啓1:5; 5:9）

出現次數：總共（17）；太（1）；可（2）；路（5）；徒（5）；弗（1）；西（1）；來（2）

譯字彙編：

1）赦免（12）太26:28；可1:4；可3:29；路3:3；路24:47；徒10:43；徒13:38；徒26:18；弗1:7；西1:14；來9:22；來10:18；

2）得赦（2）路1:77；徒2:38；

3）赦（1）徒5:31；

4）得釋放（1）路4:18；

5）自由（1）路4:18