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Greek · G851, G266

ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας

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

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ἀφαιρέω G851 to remove (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation aphairéō
To remove or take away something physically present or figuratively possessed; often implies deprivation.
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ἁμαρτία G266 a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciation hamartía
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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's G851, G266
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Word forms 3 forms 10 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Aorist Future Present
Voices
Active Passive Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 6×
Aorist Active Matt 26:51 · Mark 14:47 · Luke 22:50 3×
Future Passive Luke 10:42 1×
Present Middle Luke 16:3 1×
Future Active Rev 22:19 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Luke 1:25 1×
Present Active Heb 10:4 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Middle Rom 11:27 1×
Aorist Active Rev 22:19 1×
10 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: 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
completed 3 ongoing 1 prospective 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2
Tense
aorist 6 present 2 future 2
Voice
active 7 middle 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 6 infinitive 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:51 ἀφεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:47 ἀφεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 1:25 ἀφελεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:42 ἀφαιρεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 16:3 ἀφαιρεῖται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 22:50 ἀφεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 11:27 ἀφέλωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 10:4 ἀφαιρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Revelation 22:19 ἀφέλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 22:19 ἀφελεῖ future active indicative prospective

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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