Greek word study

λύωlýō I loose, untie, release, destroy

(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.

Translated in the King James as: break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off

Appears 42 times in Scripture

Origin: a primary verb;

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Where it appears

Matthew 6×
Matt 5:19Matt 16:19Matt 18:18Matt 21:2+ 2 more in Matthew
Mark 5×
Mark 1:7Mark 7:35Mark 11:2Mark 11:4Mark 11:5
Luke 7×
Luke 3:16Luke 13:15Luke 13:16Luke 19:30Luke 19:31Luke 19:33+ 1 more in Luke
John 6×
John 1:27John 2:19John 5:18John 7:23John 10:35John 11:44
Acts 6×
Acts 2:24Acts 7:33Acts 13:25Acts 13:43Acts 22:30Acts 27:41
1 Corinthians 1×
1 Cor 7:27
Ephesians 1×
Eph 2:14
2 Peter 3×
2 Pet 3:102 Pet 3:112 Pet 3:12
1 John 1×
1 John 3:8
Revelation 6×
Rev 1:5Rev 5:2Rev 9:14Rev 9:15Rev 20:3Rev 20:7

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.