Gloss
to release (forgive, grant clemency); divorce, send away
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀπολύω
Greek transliteration
apolyō
Simplified transliteration
apolyo
Principal Parts
(ἀπέλυον), ἀπολύσω, ἀπέλυσα, -, ἀπολέλυμαι, ἀπελύθην
Numbers
Strong's number
630
GK Number
668
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
66
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1a(4)
Definition
pr. to loose; to release from a tie or burden, Mt. 18:27; to divorce, Mt. 1:19; to remit, forgive, Lk. 6:37; to liberate, discharge, Mt. 27:15; to dismiss, Mt. 15:23; Acts 19:40; to allow to depart, to send away, Mt. 14:15; to permit, or, signal departure from life, Lk. 2:29; mid. to depart, Acts 28:25; pass. to be rid, Lk. 13:12
Greek-English Concordance for ἀπολύω
| Mark 10:12 | And if she, after divorcing (apolysasa | ἀπολύσασα | aor act ptcp nom sg fem) her husband, marries another man, she commits adultery.” |
| Mark 15:6 | Now at the feast he used to release (apelyen | ἀπέλυεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them one prisoner whom they requested. |
| Mark 15:9 | So Pilate responded to them, saying, “Do you want me to release (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | aor act subj 1 sg) to you the king of the Jews?” |
| Mark 15:11 | But the ruling priests stirred up the crowd so that Pilate would (apolysē | ἀπολύσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) release (apolysē | ἀπολύσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) Barabbas instead. |
| Mark 15:15 | So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released (apelysen | ἀπέλυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. |
| Luke 2:29 | “Now, Master, you are dismissing (apolyeis | ἀπολύεις | pres act ind 2 sg) your servant in peace, according to your word; |
| Luke 6:37 | Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive (apolyete | ἀπολύετε | pres act imperative 2 pl), and you will be forgiven (apolythēsesthe | ἀπολυθήσεσθε | fut pass ind 2 pl); |
| Luke 8:38 | But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent (apelysen | ἀπέλυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him away (apelysen | ἀπέλυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), saying, |
| Luke 9:12 | Now the day began to wear away, so the twelve came and said to him, “Send (apolyson | ἀπόλυσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) the crowd away (apolyson | ἀπόλυσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and secure lodging and get provisions, for we are in a desolate place here.” |
| Luke 13:12 | Seeing her, Jesus called out and said to her, “Woman you are released (apolelysai | ἀπολέλυσαι | perf pass ind 2 sg) from your weakness.” |
| Luke 14:4 | But they remained silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and sent (apelysen | ἀπέλυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him away. |
| Luke 16:18 | Anyone who divorces (apolyōn | ἀπολύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced (apolelymenēn | ἀπολελυμένην | perf pass ptcp acc sg fem) from her husband commits adultery. |
| Luke 23:16 | So I (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | fut act ind 1 sg) will (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | fut act ind 1 sg) have him flogged and release (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | fut act ind 1 sg) him.” |
| Luke 23:18 | But they cried out together, saying, “Take this man away! Release (apolyson | ἀπόλυσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) for us Barabbas!” |
| Luke 23:20 | Once again Pilate, wanting to (apolysai | ἀπολῦσαι | aor act inf ) release (apolysai | ἀπολῦσαι | aor act inf ) Jesus, called out to them, |
| Luke 23:22 | A third time he spoke to them, “What evil did this man do? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | fut act ind 1 sg) him.” |
| Luke 23:25 | He released (apelysen | ἀπέλυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he handed over Jesus to their will. |
| John 18:39 | But you have a custom that I (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | aor act subj 1 sg) should (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | aor act subj 1 sg) release (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | aor act subj 1 sg) someone for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release (apolysō | ἀπολύσω | aor act subj 1 sg) for you the king of the Jews?” |
| John 19:10 | So Pilate said to him, “Are you not going to talk to me? You know, do you not, that I have the authority to release (apolysai | ἀπολῦσαι | aor act inf ) you and I have the authority to crucify you?” |
| John 19:12 | From that point on Pilate tried to release (apolysai | ἀπολῦσαι | aor act inf ) him, but the Jews kept shouting out, saying, “If you (apolysēs | ἀπολύσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) release (apolysēs | ἀπολύσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) this man, you are no ‘Friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.” |
| Acts 3:13 | The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — the God of our fathers — glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release (apolyein | ἀπολύειν | pres act inf ) him. |
| Acts 4:21 | And when they had threatened them further, they let them go (apelysan | ἀπέλυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl), for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, since they all were praising God for what had happened. |
| Acts 4:23 | After they were released (apolythentes | ἀπολυθέντες | aor pass ptcp nom pl masc), they went to their friends and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. |
| Acts 5:40 | so summoning the apostles, they beat them and ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and they released (apelysan | ἀπέλυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) them. |
| Acts 13:3 | Then after fasting and praying they (apelysan | ἀπέλυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) laid their hands on them and sent (apelysan | ἀπέλυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) them off. |
