Strong's Number G3089

Strong's Number:

G3089

Greek:

λύω

Transliteration:

luo

Pronunciation:

loo'-o

Part of Speech:

Verb

Strong's Definition:

a primary verb; to "loosen" (literally or figuratively):--break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off. Compare G4486.

IPD Definition:

to loose any person (or thing) tied or fastened
1. bandages of the feet, the shoes,
2. of a husband and wife joined together by the bond of matrimony
3. of a single man, whether he has already had a wife or has not yet married
to loose one bound, i.e. to unbind, release from bonds, set free
1. of one bound up (swathed in bandages)
2. bound with chains (a prisoner), discharge from prison, let go
to loosen, undo, dissolve, anything bound, tied, or compacted together
1. an assembly, i.e. to dismiss, break up
2. laws, as having a binding force, are likened to bonds
3. to annul, subvert
4. to do away with, to deprive of authority, whether by precept or act
5. to declare unlawful
6. to loose what is compacted or built together, to break up, demolish, destroy
7. to dissolve something coherent into parts, to destroy
8. metaph., to overthrow, to do away with

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