πάρεσιςpáresis
praetermission, i.e. toleration
Greek (New Testament) · G3929
Meanings
1. a letting go, dismissal.
2. prætermission, passing by (of debt or sin): Romans 3:25.
Synonyms
ἄφεσις, see that word
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Romans 3:25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.