Luke 11:4:2Luke.11.4.W2TAB
ἄφες
aphes
“forgive”
- Transliteration
- A-phes
- Extended
- AH-phess
- IPA
- /ˈa.pʰes/
Meaning by language
- English
- forgive
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
A-phes
- sentence
KAI A-phes hê-MEEN tas ha-mar-TI-as hê-MON KAI gar au-TOI a-PHI-o-men pan-TEE o-PHEI-lon-ti hê-MEEN KAI MÊ ei-se-NEN-khêis hê-MAS eis pei-ras-MON
Exegesis
The first clause is an imperative petition, with aphes {ἄφες | áphes} governing both the indirect object hēmin {ἡμῖν | hēmîn} “to us” and the direct object tas hamartias hēmōn {τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν | tàs hamartías hēmôn} “our sins.”
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to send away, let go”
In context — Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us; and do not bring us into temptation.
About this coordinate
Luke 11:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 11:4, so the Greek word ἄφες (aphes) 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 Luke.11.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.11.4.W2.S1) and character.