ἄφεσις

aphesis

forgiveness

Strong’s G859Noun, feminine17 times in the New Testament (critical text)

forgiveness14

deliverance2

that forgiveness1

In the text

Matthew 26:28ἄφεσιν
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:4ἄφεσιν
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Luke 1:77ἀφέσει
to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Acts 2:38ἄφεσιν
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:7ἄφεσιν
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
Hebrews 9:22ἄφεσις¶
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

ἄφεσις, -εως, ἡ
(ἀφίημι), [in LXX for יוֹבֵל, דְּרוֹר, etc. (see Deiss., BS, 98 ff.; MM, see word) ;]

1. dismissal, release: Luk.4:18.

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

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.