ἀπολύω
apolýō
to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
Lexicon
Derivation: from G575 (ἀπό) and G3089 (λύω);
to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (let) depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive, let go, loose, put (send) away, release, set at liberty
Usage
67 occurrences · 0 OT · 67 NT · 32 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- away12 · 18%
- go6 · 9%
- shall put away5 · 8%
- send5 · 8%
- to release4 · 6%
- that i release4 · 6%
- to put away3 · 5%
- release3 · 5%
- to put2 · 3%
- he sent2 · 3%
- he released2 · 3%
- depart2 · 3%
- they let2 · 3%
- let2 · 3%
- her that is divorced1 · 2%
- when he had sent1 · 2%
- he sent away1 · 2%
- and loosed1 · 2%
- is put away1 · 2%
- released he1 · 2%
- sent away1 · 2%
- i send1 · 2%
- to put her away1 · 2%
- released1 · 2%
- lettest thou1 · 2%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.