ἀπολύω apoluō

Greek word for “to release” · Strong’s G630 · used 64 times in 61 verses

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Meaning

ἀπο-λύω; 1. to set free, release:, al.;

Senses in the lexicon

• to release: release (52)
• to release: divorce (12)

How it is translated

Glosses given for apoluō in context, with how often each is used:

• released 6
• may release 6
• release 5
• do dismiss 4
• send away 3
• sent away 3
• divorce 3
• having dismissed 2
• will release 2
• do release 2
• go 2
• dismissed 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 23 (5), Matthew 19 (4), Matthew 27 (4), Mark 10 (4), Mark 15 (4), Matthew 14 (3), Matthew 15 (3), Matthew 5 (2), Mark 6 (2), Mark 8 (2)

Forms

• ἀπολῦσαι 10
• ἀπέλυσεν 9
• ἀπολύσω 8
• ἀπόλυσον 6
• ἀπολύσῃ 5
• ἀπέλυσαν 4
• ἀπολύσας 2
• ἀπολύειν 2
• ἀπολύων 2
• ἀπολύει 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with apoluō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Βαραββᾶς Barabbas “Barabbas” 6
• ὄχλος ochlos “crowd” 10
• Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 7
• γυνή gunē “woman” 9
• μοιχάω moichaō “to commit adultery” 4
• γαμέω gameō “to marry” 5
• θέλω thelō “to will/desire” 7
• ἀποστάσιον apostasion “divorce” 3
• προσέρχομαι proserchomai “to come near/agree” 5
• βούλομαι boulomai “to plan” 4
• ἐμβαίνω embainō “to climb” 3
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 5

Key verses

The verses using apoluō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 15:32 — Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:…
• Matthew 27:26 — Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
• Mark 10:2 — And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
• Mark 15:15 — And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
• Luke 6:37 — Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
• Luke 8:38 — Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
• John 19:12 — And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh…
• Acts 3:13 — The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of…
• Acts 4:21 — So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for…
• Acts 5:40 — And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• Acts 13:3 — And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
• Acts 28:25 — And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.