loosen

, , : of things, , , al.; of beasts, , , al.; of persons, , ; of Satan, , ; metaph., of the marriage tie, ; of one diseased, ; of release from sin, , WH, R, txt. (v.s. ). to loose unbind release Mk 1:7 Lk 3:16 Mt 21:2 Lk 13:15 Jo 11:44 Ac 22:30 Re 20:3 7 I Co 7:27 Lk 13:16 Re 1:5 λούω To resolve a whole into its parts, , , , : , , ; metaph., ; of an assembly, : ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; of laws, etc., , , (MM, xvi): , ; , ; , ; , . (Cf. , , , , , , .) loosen dissolve break up destroy to dismiss to break annul cancel Jo 2:19 Ac 27:41 Re 5:2 II Pe 3:11 Ac 13:43 Eph 2:14 II Pe 3:10 II Pe 3:12 I Jo 3:8 Ac 2:24 Mt 5:19 Jo 7:23 Jo 5:18 Jo 10:35 τ. μεσότοιχον τ. φραγμοῦ τ. στοιχεῖα οὐρανοί τ. ἔργα τ. διαβόλου τ. ὠδῖνας τ. θανάτου ἐντολήν τ. νόμον τ. σάββατον τ. γραφήν ἀνα- ἀπο- δια- ἐκ- ἐπι- κατα- παρα-λύω

ontbonden, ontbindt, ontbinden, worden, vergaan

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

to loose

to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)

break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off

λύω [in LXX for פָּתַח, נָתַר hi., etc. ;] 1. to loose, unbind, release: of things, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16, al.; of beasts, Mat.21:2, Luk.13:15, al.; of persons, Jhn.11:44, Act.22:30; of Satan, Rev.20:3, 7; metaphorically, of the marriage tie, 1Co.7:27; of one diseased, Luk.13:16; of release from sin, Rev.1:5, WH, R, txt. (see: λούω). 2. To resolve a whole into its parts, loosen, dissolve, break up, destroy: Jhn.2:19, Act.27:41, Rev.5:2; metaphorically, 2Pe.3:11; of an assembly, to dismiss: Act.13:43; τ. μεσότοιχον τ. φραγμοῦ, Eph.2:14; τ. στοιχεῖα, 2Pe.3:10; οὐρανοί, 2Pe.3:12; τ. ἔργα τ. διαβόλου, 1Jn.3:8; τ. ὠδῖνας τ. θανάτου, Act.2:24; of laws, etc., to break, annul, cancel (MM, xvi): ἐντολήν, Mat.5:19; τ. νόμον, Jhn.7:23; τ. σάββατον, Jhn.5:18; τ. γραφήν, Jhn.10:35. (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-λύω.) (AS)