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Greek · G851, G266

ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας

To remove (literally or figuratively) · a sin (properly abstract)

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ἀφαιρέωG851to remove (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationaphairéō
To remove or take away something physically present or figuratively possessed; often implies deprivation.
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ἁμαρτίαG266a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciationhamartía
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What does ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας (aphairein hamartias) mean in the Bible?

ἀφαιρέω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "to remove sins; take sins away".

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What does ἀφαιρέω · ἁμαρτία mean in the Bible?

ἀφαιρέω · ἁμαρτία is a Greek phrase meaning "to remove sins; take sins away".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G851, G266?

G851, G266 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to remove sins; take sins away

Strong'sG851, G266
Lexical occurrences10 versesWord forms3 forms10 references

Source Gloss

to remove sins; take sins away
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups3Aligned forms10TensesAorist, Future, PresentVoicesActive, Passive, Middle
Tenses
AoristFuturePresent
Voices
ActivePassiveMiddle
Indicativestates a fact or reality6×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:51 · Mark 14:47 · Luke 22:503×
Future PassiveLuke 10:421×
Present MiddleLuke 16:31×
Future ActiveRev 22:191×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist ActiveLuke 1:251×
Present ActiveHeb 10:41×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist MiddleRom 11:271×
Aorist ActiveRev 22:191×
10 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed3ongoing1prospective2subjunctive2infinitive2
Tense
aorist6present2future2
Voice
active7middle2passive1
Mood
indicative6infinitive2subjunctive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:51ἀφεῖλενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 14:47ἀφεῖλενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 1:25ἀφελεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 10:42ἀφαιρεθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 16:3ἀφαιρεῖταιpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 22:50ἀφεῖλενaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 11:27ἀφέλωμαιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveHebrews 10:4ἀφαιρεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRevelation 22:19ἀφέλῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 22:19ἀφελεῖfuture active indicativeprospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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