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Strong's #863: aphiemi (pronounced af-ee'-ay-mee)

from 575 and hiemi (to send; an intensive form of eimi, to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow):--cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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aphiēmi

1) to send away

1a) to bid going away or depart

1a1) of a husband divorcing his wife

1b) to send forth, yield up, to expire

1c) to let go, let alone, let be

1c1) to disregard

1c2) to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)

1c2a) of teachers, writers and speakers

1c3) to omit, neglect

1d) to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit

1e) to give up, keep no longer

2) to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person

3) to leave, go way from one

3a) in order to go to another place

3b) to depart from any one

3c) to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned

3d) to desert wrongfully

3e) to go away leaving something behind

3f) to leave one by not taking him as a companion

3g) to leave on dying, leave behind one

3h) to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining

3i) abandon, leave destitute

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: from G575 and hiemi (to send, an intens. form of eimi, to go)

Citing in TDNT: 1:509, 88




Usage:

This word is used 147 times:

Luke 11:4: "for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And"
Luke 11:42: "these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
Luke 12:10: "against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth"
Luke 12:10: "the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven."
Luke 12:39: "he would have watched, and not have suffered his house"
Luke 13:8: "said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also,"
Luke 13:35: "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily"
Luke 17:3: "and if he repent, forgive him."
Luke 17:4: "thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."
Luke 17:34: "and the other shall be left."
Luke 17:35: "shall be taken, and the other left."
Luke 17:36: "and the other left."
Luke 18:16: "called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me,"
Luke 18:28: "said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee,"
Luke 18:29: "There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or"
Luke 19:44: "within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;"
Luke 21:6: "in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that"
Luke 23:34: "said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not"
John 4:3: " He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee."
John 4:28: "The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way"
John 4:52: "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."
John 8:29: "the Father hath not left me alone; for I"
John 10:12: "wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth:"
John 11:44: "Loose him, and let him go."
John 11:48: "If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him:"
John 12:7: "Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day"
John 14:18: "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not"
John 16:28: "the world: again, I leave the world, and go"
John 16:32: "to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am"
John 18:8: "therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:"
John 20:23: "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever"
John 20:23: "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever"
Acts 8:22: "thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee."
Acts 14:17: "Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us"
Romans 1:27: "also the men, leaving the natural use of the"
Romans 4:7: "Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered."
1 Corinthians 7:11: "and let not the husband put away his wife."
1 Corinthians 7:12: "with him, let him not put her away."
1 Corinthians 7:13: "with her, let her not leave him."
Hebrews 2:8: "feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under"
Hebrews 6:1: "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on"
James 5:15: "and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him."
1 John 1:9: "and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse"
1 John 2:12: "little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake."
Revelation 2:4: "somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
Revelation 11:9: "a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in"









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