Greek core word #113 · verb · 143 times in the New Testament
ἀφίημι
ah-FEE-ay-mihἀφίημι, ἀφήσω, ἀφῆκα, —, ἀφέωμαι, ἀφέθην — let go, leave; forgive
- Compound of ἵημι: κ-aorist ἀφῆκα in the indicative, root ἑ- elsewhere (ἀφῶ, ἄφες, ἀφεῖναι, ἀφείς).
- Koine perfect passive ἀφέωνται (Attic ἀφεῖνται); imperfect ἤφιεν with the augment on the prefix.
- NT variants with thematic endings: ἀφεῖς, ἀφίομεν, ἀφίουσι(ν); aorist 2 sg ἀφῆκες.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφίημι | ἀφιῶ | ἀφιείην | |
| 2 sg | ἀφίης / ἀφεῖς | ἀφιῇς | ἀφιείης | ἀφίει |
| 3 sg | ἀφίησι(ν) | ἀφιῇ | ἀφιείη | ἀφιέτω |
| 1 pl | ἀφίεμεν / ἀφίομεν | ἀφιῶμεν | ἀφιεῖμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἀφίετε | ἀφιῆτε | ἀφιεῖτε | ἀφίετε |
| 3 pl | ἀφιᾶσι(ν) / ἀφίουσι(ν) | ἀφιῶσι(ν) | ἀφιεῖεν | ἀφιέτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἀφιέναι
Participle: ἀφιείς, ἀφιεῖσα, ἀφιέν (gen. ἀφιέντος)
Present middle/passive
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφίεμαι | ἀφιῶμαι | ἀφιείμην | |
| 2 sg | ἀφίεσαι | ἀφιῇ | ἀφιεῖο | ἀφίεσο |
| 3 sg | ἀφίεται | ἀφιῆται | ἀφιεῖτο | ἀφιέσθω |
| 1 pl | ἀφιέμεθα | ἀφιώμεθα | ἀφιείμεθα | |
| 2 pl | ἀφίεσθε | ἀφιῆσθε | ἀφιεῖσθε | ἀφίεσθε |
| 3 pl | ἀφίενται | ἀφιῶνται | ἀφιεῖντο | ἀφιέσθωσαν |
Infinitive: ἀφίεσθαι
Participle: ἀφιέμενος, ἀφιεμένη, ἀφιέμενον (gen. ἀφιεμένου)
Imperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἤφιον |
| 2 sg | ἤφιες |
| 3 sg | ἤφιε(ν) |
| 1 pl | ἠφίομεν |
| 2 pl | ἠφίετε |
| 3 pl | ἤφιον |
Future active
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφήσω | ἀφήσοιμι |
| 2 sg | ἀφήσεις | ἀφήσοις |
| 3 sg | ἀφήσει | ἀφήσοι |
| 1 pl | ἀφήσομεν | ἀφήσοιμεν |
| 2 pl | ἀφήσετε | ἀφήσοιτε |
| 3 pl | ἀφήσουσι(ν) | ἀφήσοιεν |
Infinitive: ἀφήσειν
Participle: ἀφήσων, ἀφήσουσα, ἀφῆσον (gen. ἀφήσοντος)
Future passive
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφεθήσομαι | ἀφεθησοίμην |
| 2 sg | ἀφεθήσῃ | ἀφεθήσοιο |
| 3 sg | ἀφεθήσεται | ἀφεθήσοιτο |
| 1 pl | ἀφεθησόμεθα | ἀφεθησοίμεθα |
| 2 pl | ἀφεθήσεσθε | ἀφεθήσοισθε |
| 3 pl | ἀφεθήσονται | ἀφεθήσοιντο |
Infinitive: ἀφεθήσεσθαι
Participle: ἀφεθησόμενος, ἀφεθησομένη, ἀφεθησόμενον (gen. ἀφεθησομένου)
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφῆκα | ἀφῶ | ἀφείην | |
| 2 sg | ἀφῆκας / ἀφῆκες | ἀφῇς | ἀφείης | ἄφες |
| 3 sg | ἀφῆκε(ν) | ἀφῇ | ἀφείη | ἀφέτω |
| 1 pl | ἀφήκαμεν | ἀφῶμεν | ἀφεῖμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἀφήκατε | ἀφῆτε | ἀφεῖτε | ἄφετε |
| 3 pl | ἀφῆκαν | ἀφῶσι(ν) | ἀφεῖεν | ἀφέτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἀφεῖναι
Participle: ἀφείς, ἀφεῖσα, ἀφέν (gen. ἀφέντος)
Aorist passive
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφέθην | ἀφεθῶ | ἀφεθείην | |
| 2 sg | ἀφέθης | ἀφεθῇς | ἀφεθείης | ἀφέθητι |
| 3 sg | ἀφέθη | ἀφεθῇ | ἀφεθείη | ἀφεθήτω |
| 1 pl | ἀφέθημεν | ἀφεθῶμεν | ἀφεθεῖμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἀφέθητε | ἀφεθῆτε | ἀφεθεῖτε | ἀφέθητε |
| 3 pl | ἀφέθησαν | ἀφεθῶσι(ν) | ἀφεθεῖεν | ἀφεθήτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἀφεθῆναι
Participle: ἀφεθείς, ἀφεθεῖσα, ἀφεθέν (gen. ἀφεθέντος)
Perfect middle/passive
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀφέωμαι |
| 2 sg | ἀφέωσαι |
| 3 sg | ἀφέωται |
| 1 pl | ἀφεώμεθα |
| 2 pl | ἀφέωσθε |
| 3 pl | ἀφέωνται |
Infinitive: ἀφεῶσθαι
Participle: ἀφεωμένος, ἀφεωμένη, ἀφεωμένον (gen. ἀφεωμένου)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 7, Matthew 23:13.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 201 · open the PDF here