Lexical Definition

‎ἀφίημι‎ aphíēmi (af-ee'-ay-mee) to release: leave ^G:V
from ‎ἀπό‎ and (to send

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

• an intensive form of , to go)
• to send forth, in various applications (as follow)

Abbott-Smith

ἀφ-ίημι, [in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc.;]
1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), I Co 7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Ge 35:18, Hdt., al.), Mt 27:50; (φωνήν, to utter a cry, Mk 15:37; of debts, to remit, forgive (cl.), τ. δανεῖον, Mt 18:27; τ. ὀφειλήν, Mt 18:32; esp. of sins (Cremer 296 f.), τ. ἁμαρτίας, ἁμαρτήματα, ἀνομίας, Mt 9:2, Ro 4:7(LXX), I Jo 1:9, al.; punctiliar and iterative pres. (M, Pr., 119), Mk 2:5, Lk 11:4; Ion. pf., ἀφέωνται (M, Pr., 38), Lk 5:23.
2. to leave alone, leave, neglect: Mt 4:11 5:24 15:14, Mk 1:20, 31, Jo 4:3, 28 al.; τ. ἐντολὴν τ. θεοῦ, Mk 7:8; τὸν τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγον, He 6:1; τ. ὀγάπην τ. πρώτην, Re 2:4; ptcp., ἀφείς, pleonastic (as in Aram.; M, Pr., 14; Dalman, Words, 21 f.), Mt 13:36 22:22, Mk 8:13, al.
3. to let, suffer, permit: Mt 3:15; c. acc., Mt 3:15, 19:14, al.; c. acc. rei et dat. pers., Mt 5:40; c. inf. pres., Mt 23:14, al.; aor., Mk 5:37, al.; in late Gk. (M, Pr., 175 f.), seq. ἵνα, Mk 11:16, Jo 12:7; c. subjunct. (M, Pr., 175 f.; Bl., § 64, 2), Mt 7:4 27:49, Mk 15:36, Lk 6:42 (see further MM, s.v.).

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

meaning of: ἀφίημι

ἀφίημι,

2nd pers.singular ἀφίης[Refs 5th c.BC+] Ionic dialect ἀπίει[Refs 5th c.BC+], 1st pers.plural ἀφίεμεν[Refs 5th c.BC+]imperfect ἀφίειν, with double augment ἠφίειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers.singular ἀφίει[Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect ἀπίει[NT+5th c.BC+]; 2nd pers.plural ἀφίετε[Refs 4th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers.plural ἀφίεσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἀφήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect ἀπ-[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἀφεῖκα[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist I ἀφῆκα, Ionic dialectἀπ-, Epic dialect ἀφέηκα, used in indicative only, [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 indicative only in dual and plural, ἀφέτην, ἀφεῖμεν, ἀφεῖτε or ἄφετε, ἀφεῖσαν or ἄφεσα; imperative ἄφες, subjunctive ἀφῶ, optative αφείην (2nd pers.plural ἀφεῖτε[Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive ἀφεῖναι, participle ἀφείς:—middle, ἀφίεμαι, Ionic dialect ἀπίεμαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect 3rd.pers.singular ἀφίετο[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ἀφήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 ἀφείμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; imperative ἀφοῦ, ἄφεσθε, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive -έσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+], participle -έμενος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Arc.infinitive ἀφεῶσθαι[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect ἀφεῖμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive ἀφεῖσθαι[Refs 3rd c.BC+]: pluperfect 2nd pers.singular ἀφεῖσο[Refs 4th c.BC+]: rarer perfect 3rd.pers.plural ἀφέωνται[NT]: aorist ἀφείθην[Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect ἀπείθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; later Aeolic dialect infinitive ἀφέθην[Refs 2nd c.BC+]: future ἀφεθήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: ῑ always in Attic dialect [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—send forth, discharge, of missiles, ἔγχος, δίσκον ἀφῆκεν, [Refs 8th c.BC+] throw oneself upon, give oneself up to it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. γλῶσσαν let loose one's tongue, make utterance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. φθογγήν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. θυμὸν ἔς τινας give vent to.. (see.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀργὴν εἴς τινα vent upon.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. δάκρυα shed tears, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. παντοδαπὰ χρώματα change colour in all ways, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of liquids, etc., emit, ἀ. τὸ ὑγρόν, τὸν θολόν, τὸ σπέρμα, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of plants, ἄνθος ἀφιεῖσαι putting forth, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a spider, ἀ. ἀράχνιον[Refs 4th c.BC+]; put forth, produce, καρπόν[Refs 4th c.BC+] leave issue, [NT]:—passive, to be emitted, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of troops, to be let go, launched against the enemy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 let fall from one's grasp, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κατέχω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 give up or hand over to, τὴν Ἰωνίην τοῖσι βαρβάροισι[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἡ Ἀττικὴ ἀπεῖτο ἤδη[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II send away,
__II.1 of persons, κακῶς ἀφίει[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.1.b let go, loose, set free, ζωόν τινα ἀ.[Refs]; let loose, βοῦς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐλεύθερον, ἀζήμιον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς οἴκους, ἐκ γῆς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative person et genitive of things, release from a thing, ἀποικίης[Refs 5th c.BC+]: in legal sense, acquit of a charge or engagement, φόνου τινα[Refs 4th c.BC+]; συναλλαγμάτων[Refs]: with accusative only, acquit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, κινδύνου ἀφιέμενοι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς γέροντας τοὺς ἀφειμένους released from duty, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.1.c let go, dissolve, disband, of an army or fleet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dismiss, δικαστήρια (opposed to λύειν ἐκκλησίαν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.1.d put away, divorce, γυναῖκα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. γάμους break off a marriage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸν υἱόν disown him, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (but with metaphorically from releasing a debtor).
__II.1.e dedicate, τὰ νεογνὰ τῷ θεῷ[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 of things, get rid of, ἀφέτην πολυκαγκέα δίψαν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀφίει μένος [ἔγχεος] slackened its force, [Refs]; ἀ. ὀργήν put away wrath (see.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; γόους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. πνεῦμα, ψυχήν, give up the ghost, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Prose, give up, leave off, μόχθον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξυμμαχίαν, σπονδάς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, ἀ. τὸ προλέγειν[Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.2.b ἀ. πλοῖον ἐς.. loose ship for a place, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2.c in legal sense (see. supr. Ib), with dative person et accusative of things, ἀ. τινὶ αἰτίην remit him a charge, [NT+4th c.BC+]; ἀ. πληγάς τινι excuse him a flogging, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὅρκον Jusj. in Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δάνειόν τινι[NT]
__III leave alone, pass by, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; neglect, τὰ θεῖα [Refs 5th c.BC+] leave unguarded, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄτιμον, ἔρημον ἀ. τινά, [NT+5th c.BC+]; leave, περὶ κινήσεως, ὅθεν ὑπάρχει, τοῖς ἄλλοις ἀφεῖσαν[Refs]:—passive, especially in perfect imperative, ἀφείσθω ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος missum fiat, [Refs]
__III.2 with accusative et infinitive, ἀ. τὸ πλοῖον φέρεσθαι let the boat be carried away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV with accusative person et infinitive, suffer, permit one to do a thing, ἀ. τινὰ ἀποπλέειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive understood, ἡνίκα προῖκ᾽ ἀφιᾶσιν (i.e. θεᾶσθαι) οἱ θεατρῶναι[Refs 4th c.BC+]: with subjunctive, ἄφες ἐκβάλω[NT+1st c.AD+]; ἄφες ἵνα.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οὐκ ἤφιεν ἵνα.. [NT]:—passive, ἀφείθη σχολάζειν[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__V seemingly intransitive (i.e. στρατόν, ναῦς, etc.), break up, march, sail, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2 with infinitive, give up doing, ἀφεὶς σκοπεῖν τὰ δίκαια[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B middle, send forth from oneself, much like active; θορήν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.2 loose something of one's own from, δειρῆς δ᾽ οὔ πω.. ἀφίετο πήχεε λευκώ she loosed not her arms from off my neck, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.3 frequently in Attic dialect with genitive only, τέκνων ἀφοῦ let go of the children ! [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Mark.11.16 ☩ John.20.23 ☩ Mark.12.22 ☩ Matt.6.12 ☩ Matt.18.27 ☩ John.14.18 ☩ Matt.7.4 ☩ Mark.11.16}