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luō G3089

λύω (luō) means “to loose” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

λύω Greek · G3089 42 tagged occurrences in 39 verses

Pronunciation guide: loo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3089

λύω · luō · to loose

λύω [in LXX for פָּתַח, נָתַר hi., etc. ;] 1. to loose, unbind, release: of things, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16, al.; of beasts, Mat.21:2, Luk.13:15, al.; of persons, Jhn.11:44, Act.22:30; of Satan, Rev.20:3, 7; metaphorically, of the marriage tie, 1Co.7:27; of one diseased, Luk.13:16; of release from sin, Rev.1:5, WH, R, txt. (see: λούω). 2. To resolve a whole into its parts, loosen, dissolve, break up, destroy: Jhn.2:19, Act.27:41, Rev.5:2; metaphorically, 2Pe.3:11; of an assembly, to dismiss: Act.13:43; τ. μεσότοιχον τ. φραγμοῦ, Eph.2:14; τ. στοιχεῖα, 2Pe.3:10; οὐρανοί, 2Pe.3:12; τ. ἔργα τ. διαβόλου, 1Jn.3:8; τ. ὠδῖνας τ. θανάτου, Act.2:24; of laws, etc., to break, annul, cancel (MM, xvi): ἐντολήν, Mat.5:19; τ. νόμον, Jhn.7:23; τ. σάββατον, Jhn.5:18; τ. γραφήν, Jhn.10:35. (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-λύω.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.

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How translators render G3089

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
untie 4
will be destroyed 3
be broken 2
be released 2
destroy 2
loosed 2
to untie 2
you loose 2
and untie 1
are you free 1
are you untying 1
are you untying it 1
breaks 1
has released 1
has torn down 1
release 1
released 1
releasing him 1
take off 1
they untied 1
to break 1
untie them 1
untying 1
unwrap 1
was being broken up 1
was dismissed 1
was he breaking 1
was released 1
were released 1
were untying 1
will be released 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
loose 6
loosed 3
to loose 3
be broken 2
shall be dissolved 2
to unloose 2
and unloose 1
art thou loosed 1
be loosed 1
destroy 1
do ye loose 1
doth 1
had broken 1
hath broken down 1
having loosed 1
he 1
he loosed 1
he might destroy 1
he might loose 1
loose ye 1
loosing 1
put off 1
shall be loosed 1
shall break 1
shall melt 1
should 1
they loose 1
thou shalt loose 1
to 1
was broken 1
was broken up 1
was loosed 1
were loosed 1
were loosing 1
when 1

Verses containing G3089

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  1. Matthew 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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  2. Matthew 16:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

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  3. Matthew 18:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

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  4. Matthew 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

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  5. Mark 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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  6. Mark 7:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

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  7. Mark 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

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  8. Mark 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,

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  9. Mark 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

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  10. Luke 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  11. Luke 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

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  12. Luke 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

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  13. Luke 19:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

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  14. Luke 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

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  15. Luke 19:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

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  16. John 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

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  17. John 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

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  18. John 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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  19. John 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

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  20. John 10:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

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  21. John 11:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

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  22. Acts 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

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  23. Acts 7:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

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  24. Acts 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

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  25. Acts 13:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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  26. Acts 22:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

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  27. Acts 27:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

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  28. 1 Corinthians 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

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  29. Ephesians 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

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  30. 2 Peter 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  31. 2 Peter 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

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  32. 2 Peter 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

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  33. 1 John 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

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  34. Revelation 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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  35. Revelation 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

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  36. Revelation 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

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  37. Revelation 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

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  38. Revelation 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

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  39. Revelation 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,

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