ἄφεσις
áphesis
“freedom; (figuratively) pardon”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
freedom; (figuratively) pardon
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
dismission, deliverance, from captivity, Lk. 4:18 (2x); remission, forgiveness, pardon, Mt. 26:28
Translated in KJV as
deliveranceforgivenesslibertyremission
Etymology
from G863 (ἀφίημι);
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