Greek verb · G630
ἀπολύω
apolyoap-ol-oo'-o
to set free, release; to let go, dismiss
63 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: apolýō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G630is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 26spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G630
to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
The King James renders it: (let) depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive, let go, loose, put (send) away, release, set at liberty.
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
apolyo is rendered "to set free, release; to let go, dismiss". It stands 63 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Eighteen of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to set free, release".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 1:19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-six different ways.
The first use
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Matthew 1:19ἀπολῦσαι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to set free, release, and to let go, dismiss.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to set free, releaseLuk.13:12 | Tagged as
and 24 more, 50 uses in all | WhereMatthew 18:27His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him. |
| to let go, dismiss | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 1:19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly… |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀπόλλυμι | apollymi | to destroy | Uses90 |
| ἀπολαμβάνω | apolambano | to get back | Uses10 |
| ἀπολογέομαι | apologeomai | to defend oneself | Uses10 |
| ἀπολύτρωσις | apolytrosis | redemption | Uses10 |
| ἀπολείπω | apoleipo | to leave | Uses9 |
| ἀπολογία | apologia | defence | Uses7 |
| ἀπολούω | apolouo | to wash off | Uses2 |
| ἀπόλαυσις | apolausis | enjoyment | Uses2 |
| ἀπολείχω | apoleicho | to lick | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 63, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
26 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
- ἀπολῦσαι10
- ἀπολύσω8
- ἀπέλυσεν7
- ἀπόλυσον6
- ἀπολύσῃ5
- ἀπέλυσαν3
- ἀπολύειν2
- Ἀπολυθέντες2
- ἀπολύσας2
- ἀπολύων2
- ἀπέλυεν1
- ἀπελύθησαν1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)11V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular8V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular6V-AAM-2S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singular6V-AAS-1S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular5V-AAS-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural4V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-APP-NPM
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-FAI-1S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-AAP-NSF
Matthew
eighteen uses
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to send away
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
- ἀπολύσῃapoluseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may divorce
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- ἀπολύωνapoluonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is divorcing
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
- ἀπόλυσονapolusonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do dismiss
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
- ἀπολύσῃapoluseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may have dismissed
After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
- ἀπολύσαςapolusasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having dismissed
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- ἀπόλυσονapolusonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do dismiss
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to send away
After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
- ἀπολύσαςapolusasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having dismissed
His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: released
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to divorce
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to send away
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to divorce
Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
- ἀπολύσῃapoluseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may divorce
Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
- ἀπολύεινapolueinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to release
So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may release
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may release
So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he released
Mark
twelve uses
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
- ἀπόλυσονapolusonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do dismiss
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
- ἀπολύειapolueiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dismisses
If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I shall send away
And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He sent away
Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to divorce
They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to send away
So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
- ἀπολύσῃapoluseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall divorce
And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
- ἀπολύσασαapolusasaverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: having divorced
Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
- ἀπέλυενapeluenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was releasing
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may release
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
- ἀπολύσῃapoluseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may release
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he released
Luke
thirteen uses
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- ἀπολύειςapolueisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: You dismiss
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- ἀπολύετεapolueteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do forgive
- ἀπολυθήσεσθεapoluthesestheverb · future passive, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will be forgiven
The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He sent away
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
- ἀπόλυσονapolusonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do dismiss
When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
- ἀπολέλυσαιapolelusaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you have been freed from
But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
- ἀπέλυσεν.¶apelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: let go
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- ἀπολύωνapoluonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is putting away
Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will release
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
- ἀπόλυσονapolusonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do release
Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to release
A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will release
As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He released
John
five uses
But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may release
- ἀπολύσωapolusoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may release
So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
- ἀπολῦσαίapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to release
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to release
- ἀπολύσῃςapolusesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: you shall release
Acts
fourteen uses
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
- ἀπολύεινapolueinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to release
After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
- ἀπέλυσανapelusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they let go
On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
- Ἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having been let go
At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
- ἀπέλυσανapelusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: released
And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
- ἀπέλυσαν.¶apelusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they sent off
So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
- ἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having been sent off
After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
- ἀπελύθησανapeluthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were sent away
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
- ἀπόλυσονapolusonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do release
The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
- ἀπολυθῆτεapolutheteverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may be let go
And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
- ἀπέλυσανapelusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they let go
So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
- ἀπέλυσενapelusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dismissed
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
- ἀπολελύσθαιapolelusthaiverb · perfect passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to have been released
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to let go
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
- ἀπελύοντοapeluontoverb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were leaving
Hebrews
one use
Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
- ἀπολελυμένονapolelumenonverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: released
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 words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
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.
