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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G863 - Forgive

Strong's No.:G863

Greek:ἀφίημι

Transliteration:aphiēmi

Phonetic:af-ee'-ay-mee

Word Origin:From G575 and ἵημι hiēmi (to send

Bible Usage:cry forgive forsake lay aside leave let (alone be go have) omit put (send) away remit suffer yield up.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

an intensive form of εἶμι eimi (to go)); to send forth in various applications


Thayers
Definition:

1. to send away

a. to bid going away or depart

1. of a husband divorcing his wife

b. to send forth, yield up, to expire

c. to let go, let alone, let be

1. to disregard

2. to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic) 1c

2. of teachers, writers and speakers

1. to omit, neglect

a. to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit

b. to give up, keep no longer

3. to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person

4. to leave, go way from one

a. in order to go to another place

b. to depart from any one

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

d. to desert wrongfully

e. to go away leaving something behind

f. to leave one by not taking him as a companion

g. to leave on dying, leave behind one

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

i. abandon, leave destitute


Bible References:
Forgive

Translation
Occurrences:
alone ( 6 )
aside ( 1 )
away ( 4 )
be ( 1 )
cried ( 1 )
forgave ( 2 )
forgive ( 23 )
forgiven ( 21 )
forgiveth ( 1 )
forsaken ( 2 )
forsook ( 4 )
go ( 1 )
have ( 1 )
Leave ( 10 )
leaveth ( 2 )
leaving ( 3 )
left ( 36 )
Let ( 8 )
omitted ( 1 )
remit ( 1 )
remitted ( 1 )
suffer ( 8 )
suffered ( 6 )
undone ( 1 )
up ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.