Bible Dictionaries
Forgive

King James Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Forgetting

Next Entry
Forgiven

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Forgiveness
Scofield Reference Index
• Forgiveness
Thompson Chain Reference
• Forgiveness
The Topic Concordance
• Forgiveness
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Affirmation Not a Wish; Forgiveness
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Forgiveness of Injuries
Dictionaries
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Forgiveness
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Forgiveness
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Forgiveness of Sins
• Forgiveness
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Forgiveness
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Forgiveness of Sin
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Forgiveness
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Forgiveness
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Forgiveness (2)
• Forgiveness
King James Dictionary
• Forgiving
• Forgiveness
• Forgive
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Forgiveness
• Forgiveness, Remission
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sins, Forgiveness of
• Forgiveness of Sins
People's Bible Dictionary
• Forgiveness
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Forgive, Forgave, Forgiveness
• Forgive
Webster Dictionary
• Forgiving
• Forgiver
• Forgiveness
•   (only first 3 shown)
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Forgiveness
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Forgiveness
• Forgiveness of Sin
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Forgiveness
Lexicons
• ܫܳܒ݂ܶܩ
• ܫܽܘܒ݂ܩܳܢܳܐ
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Forgiveness
• ἄφεσις
• ἀφίημι , ἐναφίημι
• χαρίζομαι
• כָּסָה
• כָּפַר , כָּפַר
• נָשָׂא
•   (only first 3 shown)
Trench's NT Synonyms
• Forgiveness

FORGIVE, forgiv'. pret. forgave pp. forgiven. L. remitto. See Give.

1. To pardon to remit, as an offense or debt to overlook an offense, and treat the offender as not guilty. The original and proper phrase is to forgive the offense, to send it away, to reject it, that is, not to impute it, put it to the offender. But by an easy transition, we also use the phrase, to forgive the person offending.

Forgive us our debts.

If we forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you. Matthew 6 .

As savages never forget a favor, so they never forgive an injury.

It is to be noted that pardon, like forgive, may be followed by the name or person, and by the offense but remit can be followed by the offense only. We forgive or pardon the man, but we do not remit him.

2. To remit as a debt, fine or penalty.