Greek · G863, G4151

ἀφῆκεν τὸ πνεῦμα

To send forth, in various applications (as follow) · spirit/breath: spirit

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ἀφίημι G863 to send forth, in various applications (as follow)

Pronunciation aphíēmi

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πνεῦμα G4151 spirit/breath: spirit

Pronunciation pneûma

Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.

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What does ἀφῆκεν τὸ πνεῦμα (aphēken to pneuma) mean in the Bible?

ἀφίημι · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "gave up the spirit".

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What does ἀφίημι · πνεῦμα mean in the Bible?

ἀφίημι · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "gave up the spirit".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G863, G4151?

G863, G4151 is connected to 143 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. gave up the spirit

Strong's G863, G4151

Lexical occurrences 143 verses Word forms 5 forms 143 references

Source Gloss

gave up the spirit

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 5 Aligned forms 143 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive

Tenses

Aorist Future Present Perfect Imperfect

Voices

Active Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 76×

Aorist Active Matt 8:15 · Matt 18:27 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 22:25 · Matt 27:50 · Mark 1:31 · Mark 5:19 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 12:20 · Luke 4:39 · Luke 8:51 · Luke 12:39 · Luke 18:29 · John 4:3 · John 4:28 28×

Future Passive Matt 12:31 · Matt 12:32 · Mark 3:28 · Luke 12:10 · Luke 17:34 · Luke 17:35 · Luke 21:6 · Acts 8:22 · Jas 5:15 12×

Present Active Matt 3:15 · Matt 4:11 · Luke 7:49 · John 10:12 · Matt 23:13 · Mark 7:12 · John 14:27 · John 16:28 · Luke 11:4 · Rev 2:20 · Rev 11:9 11×

Present Passive Matt 23:38 · Matt 24:40 · Matt 24:41 · Luke 7:47 · Luke 13:35 · Matt 9:2 · Matt 9:5 · Mark 2:5 · Mark 2:9 9×

Future Active Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 18:21 · John 14:18 · Luke 17:4 · Luke 19:44 7×

Perfect Passive Luke 5:20 · Luke 5:23 · Luke 7:47 · Luke 7:48 · John 20:23 · 1 John 2:12 6×

Imperfect Active Mark 1:34 · Mark 11:16 2×

Aorist Passive Rom 4:7 1×

Imperative command or strong request 28×

Aorist Active Matt 3:15 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 5:40 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 8:22 · Matt 27:49 · Mark 7:27 · Luke 6:42 · Luke 9:60 · Luke 11:4 · Luke 13:8 · Luke 17:3 · Luke 23:34 · John 12:7 · Matt 13:30 25×

Present Active 1 Cor 7:12 · 1 Cor 7:13 · Mark 11:25 3×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 20×

Aorist Active Matt 4:20 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 22:22 · Matt 26:56 · Mark 1:18 · Mark 1:20 · Mark 4:36 · Mark 7:8 · Mark 12:12 · Mark 14:50 · Luke 5:11 · Luke 10:30 · Luke 18:28 · Rom 1:27 · Heb 6:1 · Matt 13:36 20×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 7×

Present Active Matt 9:6 · Matt 23:23 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 2:10 · Luke 5:24 · 1 Cor 7:11 6×

Aorist Active Luke 5:21 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 12×

Aorist Active Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 18:35 · John 16:32 · John 20:23 · Mark 11:25 · Mark 12:19 · 1 John 1:9 · John 11:48 9×

Aorist Passive Matt 24:2 · Mark 4:12 · Mark 13:2 3×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 143 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 29 ongoing 20 prospective 19 resultant 6 imperative 28 background 2 subjunctive 12 infinitive 7 participle 20

Tense

aorist 87 present 29 future 19 perfect 6 imperfect 2

Voice

active 112 passive 31

Mood

indicative 76 imperative 28 participle 20 subjunctive 12 infinitive 7

NT Occurrences

Matthew 3:15 Ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 3:15 ἀφίησιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:11 ἀφίησιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:20 ἀφέντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:22 ἀφέντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:24 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 5:40 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:12 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:12 ἀφήκαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 6:14 ἀφῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:14 ἀφήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 6:15 ἀφῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:15 ἀφήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:4 Ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:15 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:22 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 9:2 ἀφίενταί present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 9:5 Ἀφίενταί present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 9:6 ἀφιέναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:31 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:31 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:32 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:32 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:30 ἄφετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 13:36 ἀφεὶς aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:14 ἄφετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 18:12 ἀφήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:21 ἀφήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:27 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:32 ἀφῆκά aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:35 ἀφῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:14 Ἄφετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:27 ἀφήκαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:29 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:22 ἀφέντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:25 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:13 ἀφίετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:23 ἀφήκατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:23 ἀφιέναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 23:38 ἀφίεται present passive indicative ongoing +103 more occurrences

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

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