Luke 17:3:13Luke.17.3.W13TAB
ἄφες
aphes
“forgive”
- Transliteration
- A-phes
- Extended
- AH-phehs
- 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
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A-phes
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS e-AN ha-MAR-tê ho a-del-PHOS sou e-pi-TEE-mê-son au-TO kai e-AN me-ta-no-Ê-sê A-phes au-TO
Exegesis
That apodosis, aphes auto {ἄφες αὐτῷ | áphes autō} ‘forgive him,’ uses another aorist imperative to call for a definite, conclusive act of forgiveness. The parallel structure of the two ean-clauses binds confrontation and forgiveness together, and the translation maintains this balance through coordinated clauses and imperative verbs that mirror the Greek sequence.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to release, let go, send away”
In context — Luke 17:3
Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 17:3, 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.17.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.3.W13.S1) and character.