Strong's Number G859

ἄφεσις

aphesis · af'-es-is

Transliteration:

aphesis{af'-es-is}

Word Origin:

from 863

TDNT:

1:509,88

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

freedom; (figuratively) pardon

Usage in the KJV:

remission 9, forgiveness 6, deliverance 1, liberty 1

Total: 17
Occurs 17 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

release from bondage or imprisonment
forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty