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Koine Greek wordlink #92359

SR GNT Acts 13:25 λῦσαι (lusai) ‘sandal of his feet to untie’ Strongs=30890 Lemma=luō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=45 AD Event=Mission_to_Antioch_in_Pisidia TimeSeries=Mission_to_Antioch_in_Pisidia,First_Missionary_Journey Refers to Word #92332 Person=John

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Other uses (3) of identical word form λῦσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘λῦσαι’ (V-NAA····) has 2 different glosses: ‘to break’, ‘to untie’.

Mark 1:7 ‘I am worthy having bent_down to untie the strap of the’ SR GNT Mark 1:7 word 27

OET-LV: 7 And he _was _proclaiming saying: The one mightier than me is _coming after me, of _whom I _am not worthy having _bent _down, to _untie the strap of _the sandals of _him. (MRK_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 And he also announced, “There’s a greater man coming soon—in fact I’m not even good enough to bend down and untie his sandals. (MRK 1:7)

Luke 3:16 ‘not I am worthy to untie the strap of the’ SR GNT Luke 3:16 word 35

OET-LV: 16 the Yōannaʸs answered saying to _all: I on _one _hand am _immersing you _all in _water, on _the _other _hand the one mightier than me is _coming, of _whom not I _am worthy to _untie the strap of _the sandals of _him, he will _be _immersing you _all in the_ holy _spirit, and with _fire, (LUK_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 but he explained to them all, “I’ve been immersing you all in water, but there’s one coming who’s greater than me, in fact I’m not even worthy to unlace his sandals. He will immerse you all with the holy spirit and with fire. (LUK 3:16)

Rev 5:2 ‘the scroll and to break the seals of it’ SR GNT Rev 5:2 word 18

OET-LV: 2 And I _saw an_messenger strong, proclaiming in in_a_voice loud: Who worthy to _open _up the scroll, and to _break the seals of _it? (REV_5:2)

OET-RV: 2 I also saw a powerful messenger who was asking in a loud voice, “Who’s worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” (REV 5:2)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘luō’ have 35 different glosses: ‘being destroyed’, ‘having broken’, ‘having released’, ‘having untied’, ‘having untied them’, ‘having untied/released’, ‘having_been released’, ‘having_been untied/released’, ‘is untying’, ‘may break’, ‘may_be broken’, ‘to break’, ‘to untie’, ‘to_be broken’, ‘to_be released’, ‘to_be untied/released’, ‘was untied/released’, ‘was_being destroyed’, ‘were untied/released’, ‘will_be_being destroyed’, ‘will_be_being released’, ‘I may untie’, ‘he may destroy’, ‘he was breaking’, ‘he released’, ‘they are untying’, ‘you have_been untied/released’, ‘you may untie/release’, ‘you_all are untying’, ‘you_all are untying it’, ‘you_all may untie/release’, ‘destroy’, ‘release’, ‘releasing’, ‘untie’.

Greek words (3) other than λῦσαι (V-NAA····) with a gloss related to ‘untie’

YHN 1:27 λύσω (lusō) V-SAA1··S ‘I worthy that I may untie of him the strap’ SR GNT Yhn 1:27 word 19

OET-LV: 27 the one coming after me, of _whom I am not worthy that I _may _untie the strap of _the sandal of _him. (JHN_1:27)

OET-RV: 27 the one coming after me, and I’m not even good enough to untie his sandal straps!” (JHN 1:27)

MARK 11:2 λύσατε (lusate) V-MAA2··P ‘of the people not_yet sat_down untie it and be bringing it’ SR GNT Mark 11:2 word 37

OET-LV: 2 and is _saying to _them: Be _going into the village which in _front _of you _all, and immediately entering _in into it, you _all _will _be _finding a_colt having _been _bound on which no _one of_the_people not _yet sat _down, untie it and be _bringing it. (MRK_11:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Go on to the next village and as you enter it, you’ll see a young donkey that hasn’t ever been ridden yet. Untie it and bring it back here. (MRK 11:2)

ACTs 7:33 Λῦσον (Luson) V-MAA2··S ‘to him the master untie the sandal of the’ SR GNT Acts 7:33 word 11

OET-LV: 33 And the master said to _him: Untie the sandal of _the feet of _you, because/for the place on which you _have _stood ground is holy. (ACT_7:33)

OET-RV: 33 but Yahweh said, ‘Take off your sandals, because the ground you’re standing on is dedicated to God. (ACT 7:33)

Key: V=verb