verb

luamō

Greekλύω (luō)

Strong’sG3089

I loose, untie, release, destroy

stem lu-42 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books29 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

42 occurrences, every one of them listed

luatō“untie”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 13:15“untie”apokrinita de auto tos kurios kai legata; Hupokritoir, hekastos vu te sabbate ouk luatō ton bouon autou ē ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagaratos potizatō?“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

luavō“untying”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural2×

Luke 19:31“untying”kai ean tinos vin erōtateiō; Dia tinem luavō? houtōs legavi hoti Tos kurios autou chreian echatō.If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

Luke 19:33“untying”luarōtoiu de autoiu ton pōlon legala tois kuriois autou pros autoin; Tinem luavō ton pōlon?As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

lualō“untied”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Mark 11:4“untied”kai aperchala kai heuriskala pōlon dirēton pros thuran exō epi teu amfodeu, kai lualō auton.So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,

luate“breaking”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

John 5:18“breaking”dia houtem oun mallon zētale auton tois Ioudaiois apokteinara hoti ouk monem luate tem sabbatem, alla kai patēron idion legate ton theon, ison heauton poiarōtos to theo.Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

luite“broken up”was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 27:41“broken up”peripiptaratois de eis topon dithalasson epikellala tan nauan, kai tas men prōras ereidaratas menata asaleutas, tas de prumnas luite hupo tau biau.But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

luiti“released”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular2×

2 Peter 3:10“dissolved”hēkati de hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausirōteim luiti, kai gēas kai teim en auta ergeim heuriskiti.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

Revelation 20:7“released”Kai hotan teliteia teim chilioi eteim, luiti tos Satanaos ek tau fulakau autou,When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,

luili“dissolved”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

2 Peter 3:12“dissolved”prosdokarōtoin kai speudarōtoin tan parousian tau tou theou hēmerau, dia han ouranois purirōtois luili kai stoicheieim kausirōteim tēkitō;as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

luata“released”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 22:30“released”Ta de epaurion boulerōtos gnōskara tem asfalem tem tinem katēgoritō hupo toiu Ioudaioiu luata auton, kai keleuata sunerchara toin archierevoin kai pantem tem sunedriem, kai katagaratos ton Paulon histanata eis autoin.The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

luita“removed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Mark 7:35“removed”kai anoigila autou tais akoais, kai luita tos desmos tau glōssau autou, kai lalate orthōs;Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

luila“released”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Revelation 9:15“released”kai luila tois tessares angelois tois hetoimazirētois eis tan hōran kai hēmeran kai mēnon kai eniauton, hina apokteinaleia tem tritem toiu anthrōpoiu.So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

luisē“free”has happened · youperfect passive indicative 2nd person singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:27“free”disē gunaika? mē zētasōr lusian; luisē apo gunaikau? mē zētasōr gunaikan;Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

luameia“untie”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×

John 1:27“untie”tos opisō mu ercherōtos, hou ouk amō axios hina luameia autou ton himanton teu hupodēmeu.He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

luaseia“loose”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×

Matthew 16:19“loose”dōami si tain kleidain tau basileiau toiu ouranoiu, kai hem ean daseia epi tau gēau eti dirētem en toi ouranoi, kai hem ean luaseia epi tau gēau eti luirētem en toi ouranoi.I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

luateia“breaks”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 5:19“breaks”hos ean oun luateia henan taiu entolaiu houtaiu taiu elachistaiu kai didaskateia houtōs toin anthrōpoin, elachistos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu; hos de an poiateia kai didaskateia, houtos megos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu.So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

1 John 3:8“destroy”tos poiarōtos tan hamartan ek tou diabolou atō, hoti apo archau tos diabolos hamartatō. eis houtem fanerita tos huios tou theou hina luateia teim ergeim tou diabolou.The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

luaveia“loose”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×

Matthew 18:18“loose”amēn legamō vi, hoseim ean daveia epi tau gēau eti dirēteim en ourano kai hoseim ean luaveia epi tau gēau eti luirēteim en ourano.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

luiteia“broken”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

John 7:23“broken”ei peritoman lambatō anthrōpos en sabbate hina mē luiteia tos nomos Mōusou, mi cholavō hoti holon anthrōpon hugion poiama en sabbate?If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

luasar“release”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular2×

Acts 7:33“take off”legata de auto tos kurios; Luasar tem hupodēmem toiu podoiu su, tos gar topos epi ho histanasē gēas hagias atō.Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

Revelation 9:14“release”legarōton to hekto angelo, tos echarōtos tan salpinxan; Luasar toin tessares angeloin toin dirētoin epi to potamo to mego Eufrato.saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

luavar“untie”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural3×

Mark 11:2“untie”kai legatō autoi; Hupagavōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai euthuos eisporeuerōtois eis autan heuriskavi pōlon dirēton epi hon oudenos oupō anthrōpoiu kathizata; luavar auton kai feravōr.and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

John 2:19“destroy”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata autoi; Luavar ton naon houton kai en treis hēmerai egeirami auton.Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

John 11:44“unbind”exerchata tos thnēskarētos dirētos toin podoin kai tain cheirain keiriai, kai tas opsias autou soudarie periditelē. legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Luavar auton kai afiēkavar auton hupagarō.The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

luara“untie”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×

Mark 1:7“untie”kai kērussate legarōtos; Erchetō tos ischuroteros mu opisō mu, hou ouk amō hikanos kuptaratos luara ton himanton teiu hupodēmeiu autou;And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Luke 3:16“untie”apokrineta legarōtos pantoi tos Iōannos; Mis men hudōre baptizamō vin; erchetō de tos ischuroteros mu, hou ouk amō hikanos luara ton himanton teiu hupodēmeiu autou; autos vin baptizati en pneume hagie kai pure;John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Acts 13:25“untie”hōs de plērate Iōannos ton dromon, legate; Tinem min huponoavō arō? ouk amō mis; alla idou erchetō meta min hou ouk amō axios tem hupodēmem toiu podoiu luara.As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

Revelation 5:2“break”kai horama angelon ischuron kērussarōton en fōna mega; Tinos axios anoigara tem bibliem kai luara tain sfragiain auteu?And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

luira“broken”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive3×

Luke 13:16“set free”houtan de thugatēran Abraam arōtan, han data tos Satanaos idou deka kai oktō eteim, ouk date luira apo tou desmou houtou ta hēmera teu sabbateu?Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

John 10:35“broken”ei ekeinoin legata theoin pros hoin tos logos tou theou gineta, kai ouk dunetō luira tas grafas,If he called them gods to whom the word of God came — and the Scripture cannot be broken —

Revelation 20:3“released”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

luarōtois“untying”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Mark 11:5“untying”kai tinois toiu ekei histanarētoiu legale autoi; Tinem poiavō luarōtois ton pōlon?and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

luarōtoiu“untying”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×

Luke 19:33“untying”luarōtoiu de autoiu ton pōlon legala tois kuriois autou pros autoin; Tinem luavō ton pōlon?As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

luirōteiu“dissolved”happening now · of, belonging topresent passive participle genitive plural neuter1×

2 Peter 3:11“dissolved”Houteiu houtōs panteiu luirōteiu potapoin datō huparcharō vin en hagiai anastrofai kai eusebeiai,Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

luaratos“freed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Acts 2:24“freed”hon tos theos anistanata luaratos tain ōdinain tou thanatou, kathoti ouk ate dunatem kratirō auton hupo autou;But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

Ephesians 2:14“broken down”autos gar atō tas eirēnas nu, tos poiaratos teim amfotereim henem kai tem mesotoichem tou fragmou luaratos, tan echthran en ta sarxa autou,For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

luarato“freed”happened · to, foraorist active participle dative singular masculine1×

Revelation 1:5“freed”kai apo Iēsu Christou, tos marturos tos pistos, tos prōtotokos toiu nekroiu kai tos archōnos toiu basilevoiu tau gēau. To agaparōto nin kai luarato nin ek taiu hamartaiu nu en te haime autouand from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

luaratois“untie”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Matthew 21:2“untie”legarōtos autoi; Poreuevōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai eutheōs heuriskavi onan dirētan kai pōlon meta autau; luaratois agavar mi.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

Luke 19:30“untie”legarōtos; Hupagavōr eis tan katenanti kōman, en ha eisporeuerōtois heuriskavi pōlon dirēton, epi hon oudenos pōpote anthrōpoiu kathizata, kai luaratois auton agavar.saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

luiratau“broken up”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular feminine1×

Acts 13:43“broken up”luiratau de tau sunagōgau akolouthala pollois toiu Ioudaioiu kai toiu seberōtoiu prosēlutoiu to Paulo kai to Barnabao, hotinois proslalarōtois autoi peithale; autoin prosmenarō ta charia tou theou.After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

luirētem“loosed”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter1×

Matthew 16:19“loosed”dōami si tain kleidain tau basileiau toiu ouranoiu, kai hem ean daseia epi tau gēau eti dirētem en toi ouranoi, kai hem ean luaseia epi tau gēau eti luirētem en toi ouranoi.I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

luirēteim“loosed”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle direct plural neuter1×

Matthew 18:18“loosed”amēn legamō vi, hoseim ean daveia epi tau gēau eti dirēteim en ourano kai hoseim ean luaveia epi tau gēau eti luirēteim en ourano.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.