λύω
luō (G3089)
to loose
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The Greek word λύω (luō) means "to loose." This physical action can be applied to various contexts, such as untying knots, releasing bonds, or setting free. The word's semantic domain is focused on physical action, indicating its primary function is to describe tangible events or processes. The word λύω appears 44 times in the Bible, demonstrating its significance in the Greek New Testament. Its range of usage includes descriptions of physical actions, such as releasing a prisoner or untangling a rope. However, its meaning can also be extended metaphorically to convey ideas of spiritual freedom or release, as seen in passages where the word is used to describe the liberation of the soul. The frequency and versatility of λύω in the Bible highlight its importance in conveying the idea of release or freedom. Whether applied to physical or metaphorical contexts, the word λύω consistently conveys a sense of liberation, underscoring its significance in the Greek New Testament.
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Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
and said to them, “Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him.
They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.
Some of those who stood there asked them, “What are you doing, untying the young donkey?”
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and lead him away to water?
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”
saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man had ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),
He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Free him, and let him go.”
whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
The Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.
For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of separation,
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—
I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?”
One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”
The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.
and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.
And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,