ἀφίημι
aphiēmi · to release
Strong's ID: 863
Lexical summary
143
NT occurrences
34
Observed forms
About this Greek word
To send away, dismiss, suffer to depart; to emit, send forth; τὴν φωνήν, the voice, to cry out, utter an exclamation, Mk. 15:37; τὸ πνεῦμα, the spirit, to expire, Mt. 27:50; to omit, pass over or by; to let alone, care not for, Mt. 15:14; 23:23; Heb. 6:1; to permit, suffer, let, forbid not; to give up, yield, resign, Mt. 5:40; to remit, forgive, pardon; to relax, suffer to become less intense, Rev. 2:4; to leave, depart from; to desert, forsake; to leave remaining or alone; to leave behind, i.e. at one’s death, Mk. 12:19, 20, 21, 22; Jn. 14:27
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Future
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Aorist
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Perfect active
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Perfect middle/passive
Citation form not reconstructed
NT evidence
Aorist passive
Citation form not reconstructed
NT evidence
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Present Passive | Imperfect Active | Future Active | Future Passive | Aorist Active | Aorist Passive | Perfect Passive | References |
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| Singular | First | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Second | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Third | — | — | ||||||||
| Plural | First | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Second | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Third | — | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Aorist Active | Aorist Passive | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Third | |||
| Plural | First | — | ||
| Second | — |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Second | — | ||
| Third | — | |||
| Plural | Second |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present | Aorist |
|---|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Aorist Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Matthew: 47 occurrences; Mark: 34 occurrences; Luke: 31 occurrences; John: 15 occurrences; Acts: 3 occurrences; Revelation: 3 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 3 occurrences; 1 John: 2 occurrences; Romans: 2 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences
Author
- Matthew47
- Luke34
- Mark34
- John20
- Paul5
- Hebrews2
- James1
Author distribution counts: Matthew: 47 occurrences; Luke: 34 occurrences; Mark: 34 occurrences; John: 20 occurrences; Paul: 5 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences