John 20:23:3John.20.23.W3TAB
ἀφῆτε
aphête
“you forgive”
- Transliteration
- a-PHÊ-te
- Extended
- ah-PHÊ-teh
- IPA
- /a.ˈpʰeː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you forgive
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PHÊ-te
- clause
AN ti-NÔN a-PHÊ-te TAS ha-mar-TI-as a-PHÉ-ôn-tai au-TOIS
- sentence
AN ti-NÔN a-PHÊ-te TAS ha-mar-TI-as a-PHÉ-ôn-tai au-TOIS AN ti-NÔN kra-TÊ-te ke-KRA-tên-tai
Exegesis
In the first clause, aphete {ἀφῆτε | aphēte} ‘you forgive’ governs tas hamartias {τὰς ἁμαρτίας | tas hamartías} ‘the sins’, and the apodosis apheontai {ἀφέωνται | aphéōntai} ‘they have been forgiven’ presents the outcome as a settled state.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha phi iota eta mu iota
“to let go, release”
In context — John 20:23
If you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of anyone, they have been retained.
About this coordinate
John 20:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 20:23, so the Greek word ἀφῆτε (aphête) 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 John.20.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.23.W3.S1) and character.