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λύω G3089
G3089 is the Greek word λύω, transliterated lýō. The King James Version most often renders it loose.
What it means
to "loosen" (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
a primary verb.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 34 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off.
Verses using λύω
All 36 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 5:19 · KJV
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 16:19 · KJV
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:18 · KJV
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 21:2 · KJV
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
Mark 7:35 · KJV
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Mark 11:2 · KJV
And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
Mark 11:4 · KJV
And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
Mark 11:5 · KJV
And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
Luke 3:16 · KJV
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Luke 13:15 · KJV
The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Luke 13:16 · KJV
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Luke 19:30 · KJV
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
Luke 19:31 · KJV
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Luke 19:33 · KJV
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
John 2:19 · KJV
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
John 5:18 · KJV
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
John 7:23 · KJV
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
John 11:44 · KJV
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Acts 2:24 · KJV
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Acts 7:33 · KJV
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
Acts 13:43 · KJV
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Acts 22:30 · KJV
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Acts 24:26 · KJV
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
Acts 27:41 · KJV
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
1 Corinthians 7:27 · KJV
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Ephesians 2:14 · KJV
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
2 Peter 3:10 · KJV
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
2 Peter 3:11 · KJV
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
2 Peter 3:12 · KJV
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
1 John 3:8 · KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Revelation 5:2 · KJV
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Revelation 5:5 · KJV
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Revelation 9:14 · KJV
Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Revelation 9:15 · KJV
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
Revelation 20:3 · KJV
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:7 · KJV
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Common questions
What does Strong's G3089 mean?
G3089 is the Greek word λύω (lýō), meaning to "loosen" (literally or figuratively).
How is G3089 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it loose (12 times), loosed (8 times), broken (3 times), loosing (2 times), dissolved (2 times), among others.
How many times does G3089 appear in the Bible?
λύω (lýō) is tagged in 36 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3089 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primary verb.
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