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λύω

Transliteration: luo · verb

42x in NTFirst: Matt 5:19
MeaningI loose, untie, release, destroy
Part of speechverb
Frequency42x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsλύσῃ, λύσῃς, λελυμένον, λύσητε, λελυμένα, λύσαντες, λῦσαι, ἐλύθη, λύσατε, λύουσιν
Example versesMatt 5:19 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 21:2 · Mark 1:7
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What kind of word is λύω?

λύω (luo) is a verb that occurs 42 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I loose, untie, release, destroy” and first appears in Matt 5:19.

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