λῦσαι

Strong’s Definition

to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primary verb

KJV Usage

break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off

Detailed Definition

From Thayer’s Greek Lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

compare G4486.

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