Acts 26:18:21Acts.26.18.W21TAB
ἄφεσιν
aphesin
“forgiveness”
- Transliteration
- A-phe-sin
- Extended
- AH-pʰeh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈa.pʰe.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- forgiveness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-phe-sin
- sentence
a-NOI-ksai oph-thal-MOUS au-TÔN tou e-pi-STRE-psai a-PO SKO-tous eis PHÔS kai tês ek-sou-SI-as tou sa-ta-NA e-PI ton the-ON tou la-BEIN au-TOUS A-phe-sin ha-mar-ti-ÔN kai KLÊ-ron en tois hê-gi-as-ME-nois PI-stei têi eis e-ME
Exegesis
A second articular infinitive labein {λαβεῖν | la-beîn} introduces the gifts, with aphesis hamartion kai kleron {ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον | á-phe-sin ha-mar-tiôn kaí klê-ron} ‘forgiveness of sins and inheritance’ indicating what is received.
Root and etymology
aphiemialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to send away, release”
In context — Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness into light, and from the authority of Satan to God , in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:18:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 26:18, so the Greek word ἄφεσιν (aphesin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.26.18.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.18.W21.S1) and character.