Strong’s G863 · Greek
ἀφίημι
aphíēmi
Definition
an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
Etymology
from G575 (ἀπό) and (to send;
Where the KJV renders it
- cry
- forgive
- forsake
- lay aside
- leave
- let (alone
- be
- go
- have)
- omit
- put (send) away
- remit
- suffer
- yield up
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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