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    Forgive (Aphiēmi)

    ἀφίημι (aphiēmi)

    To release, let go, or send away — canceling a debt and setting the offender free.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: af-EE-ay-mee

    Definition

    Aphiēmi is the Greek word for forgive, meaning 'to send away' or 'to release.' Biblical forgiveness is the deliberate cancellation of a debt — choosing to release an offender from the obligation their wrongdoing created.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Matthew 6:14

    “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
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    Ephesians 4:32

    “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
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    Colossians 3:13

    “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
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