ἄφεσις, -εως, ἡ

(ἀφίημι), [in LXX for יוֹבֵל, דְּרוֹר, etc. (see Deiss. BS, 98 ff.; MM, see word) ;]

__1. dismissal, release: Luk.4:18.

__2. Metaphorical, of sins (never in LXX), pardon, remission of penalty: ἁμαρτιῶν, Mat.26:28, Mrk.1:4, Luk.1:77 3:3 24:47, Act.2:38 5:31 10:43 13:38 26:18, Col.1:14; παραπτωμάτων, Eph.1:7; absol. Mrk.3:29, Heb.9:22 10:18 (cf. DB, ii, 56; DCG, i, 437, ii, 605; Cremer, 297 f.).†

SYN.: πάρεσις, which see (and cf. Tr. § xxxiii) (AS)

dismissal; release; pardon; remission of penalty