Greek verb · G1956
ἐπιλύω
epilyoep-ee-loo'-o
to loose, release.; to solve, settle, explain
2 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epilýō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1956is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1956
to solve further, i.e. (figuratively) to explain, decide
The King James renders it: determine, expound.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epilyo is rendered "to loose, release.; to solve, settle, explain". It stands 2 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- One of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to loose, release.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Mark 4:34ἐπέλυεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to loose, release., and to solve, settle, explain.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to loose, release. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable… |
| to solve, settle, explainMrk.4:34, Act.19:39.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereMark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιλαμβάνομαι | epilambanomai | to catch | Uses19 |
| ἐπιλανθάνομαι | epilanthanomai | to forget | Uses8 |
| ἐπιλέγομαι | epilegomai | to call/choose | Uses2 |
| ἐπιλείπω | epileipo | be insufficient | Uses1 |
| ἐπίλυσις | epilysis | explanation | Uses1 |
| ἐπίλοιπος | epiloipos | remaining | Uses1 |
| ἐπιλησμονή | epilesmone | forgetfulness | Uses1 |
All 2, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπέλυεν1
- ἐπιλυθήσεται1
The grammar of each form
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FPI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
Mark
one use
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
- ἐπέλυενepeluenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was explaining
Acts
one use
But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
- ἐπιλυθήσεταιepiluthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be solved
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.