Strong G859 — ἄφεσις

G0859 G0859 = G0859 ἄφεσις aphesis G:N-F forgiveness ἄφεσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀφίημι), [in LXX for יוֹבֵל, דְּרוֹר, etc. (zob. Deiss., BS, 98 ff.; MM, zob. word) ;]
1. dismissal, release: Łk 4:18.
2. Metaphorical, of sins (never in LXX), pardon, remission of penalty: ἁμαρτιῶν, Mt 26:28, Mk 1:4, Łk 1:77 3:3 24:47, Dz 2:38 5:31 10:43 13:38 26:18, Kol 1:14; παραπτωμάτων, Ef 1:7; absol., Mk 3:29, Hbr 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)