G630

ἀπολύω

apolyō

Appears in 19 Bible verses

Strong's Definition

to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release,dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or(specially) divorce &#8212 (let) depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive, let go,loose, put (send) away, release, set at liberty.

Detailed Meaning

to set free, to let go, dismiss, (to detain no longer), a petitioner to whom liberty to depart is given by a decisive answer, to bid depart, send away, to let go free, release, a captive i.e. to loose his bonds and bid him depart, to give him liberty to depart, to acquit one accused of a crime and set him at liberty, indulgently to grant a prisoner leave to depart, to release a debtor, i.e. not to press one&#39 s claim against him, to remit his debt, used of divorce, to dismiss from the house, to repudiate. The wife of a Greek or Roman may divorce her husband., to send one&#39 s self away, to depart

Part of Speech

verb

KJV Translation Counts

release(17x) dismiss(2x) ()

Related Words

G575 | ἀπό | from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since, on, not tr., misc.