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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