ἀφίημι
“to send forth, send away, let go”
Primary meaning: to send forth, send away, let go, to utter a cry. Strong's: an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow). Lexical nuances: to send forth , send away , let go : of divorce ( DB , iii, 274 a ), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), I Co 7:11-13 ; of death, τ. πνεῦμα ( Ge 35:18 , Hdt., al.), Mt 27:50 ; ( φωνήν , to utter a cry , Mk 15:37 ; of debts, to remit , forgive (cl.), τ. δανεῖον , Mt 18:27 ; τ. ὀφειλήν , Mt 18:32 ; esp. of sins (Cremer 296 f.), τ. ἁμαρτίας , ἁμαρτήματα , ἀνομίας , Mt 9:2 , Ro 4:7 (LXX) , I Jo 1:9 , al.; punctilia...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G575 (ἀπό) and (to send;
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: סָלַח (to forgive, pardon (solely divine)) -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)
LXX conceptual translation: H5117 -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)
LXX conceptual translation: נָשָׂא (to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive) -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)
LXX conceptual translation: H5415 -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)
LXX conceptual translation: עָזַב (to forsake, leave, abandon covenant) -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἀφίημι (aphiemi) carries significant theological or narrative weight.