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ἐπιλύω

MainId: 001974000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1956

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': ['04401903900020'], 'Content': 'ἐπιλύω[b] in {S:04401903900020} involves several different semantic features, but since the focus is upon the final resolution of the issues, the meaning of ἐπιλύω in {S:04401903900020} can perhaps be best treated in this subdomain.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001974001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λύω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001974001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.141

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Interpret, Mean, Explain

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-23 09:29:02

         DefinitionShort: to explain the meaning of something, with the implication that the text in question is difficult or complex

         Glosses: ['to explain', 'meaning', 'explanation']

      LEXReferences: MARK 4:34

   2. LEXID: 001974001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 30.81

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Think

      LEXSubDomains: To Decide, To Conclude

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-23 09:29:02

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of ἐπιλύω ‘to untie, to loose,’ not occurring in the NT) to come to a conclusion concerning a presumably difficult or complex matter

         Glosses: ['to resolve (a dispute)', 'to settle (a problem)', 'to come to a decision']

      LEXReferences: ACTs 19:39