α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξας
having let go and having set free
'Having let go' is when someone releases [someone] from the charges which he charged against him. But 'having set free' is when he persuades the person doing the charging to withdraw and cease bringing the charge. Thus…
Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξας· τὸ μὲν ἀφείς ἐστιν, ὅταν ἀπολύσῃ τις τῶν ἐγκλημάτων, ὧν ἐνεκάλει αὐτῷ. τὸ δὲ ἀπαλλάξας, ὅταν πείσῃ τὸν ἐγκαλοῦντα ἀποστῆναι καὶ μηκέτι ἐγκαλεῖν. οὕτως…