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Koine Greek wordlink #115702

SR GNT 1 Cor 7:27 Λέλυσαι (Lelusai) ‘not be seeking divorced you have_been untied/released from a wife not’ Strongs=30890 Lemma=luō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=perfect voice=passive person=2nd number=singular
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form Λέλυσαι (V-IEP2··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Λέλυσαι’ (V-IEP2··S) is always and only glossed as ‘you have_been untied/released’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘Λέλυσαι’ (V-IEP2··S) was always and only glossed as ‘you have_been loosed’).

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 (6) other than Λέλυσαι (V-IEP2··S) with a gloss related to ‘untied/released’

MARK 7:35 ἐλύθη (eluthaʸ) V-IAP3··S ‘the ears and was untied/released the bond of the’ SR GNT Mark 7:35 word 13

OET-LV: 35 And the ears of _him were _opened _up, and the bond of _the tongue of _him was _untied/released, and he _was _speaking correctly. (MRK_7:35)

OET-RV: 35 Then the man could hear, and his tongue was released and he began to speak properly. (MRK 7:35)

MAT 16:19 λελυμένον (lelumenon) V-PEP·NNS ‘the earth will_be having_been untied/released in the heavens’ SR GNT Mat 16:19 word 35

OET-LV: 19 I _will _be _giving the keys of _the kingdom of _the heavens, to _you, and whatever if you _may _bind on the earth, will _be having _been _bound in the heavens, and whatever if you _may _untie/release on the earth, will _be having _been _untied/released in the heavens. (MAT_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 I’ll give you the keys of the heavenly kingdom, and whatever you restrain on the earth will be restrained in the heavens, and whatever you free on the earth, will be freed in the heavens.” (MAT 16:19)

MAT 18:18 λελυμένα (lelumena) V-PEP·NNP ‘the earth will_be having_been untied/released in heaven’ SR GNT Mat 18:18 word 30

OET-LV: 18 Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, as _much _as wishfully you _all _may _bind on the earth, will _be having _been _bound in heaven, and as _much _as if you _all _may _untie/release on the earth, will _be having _been _untied/released in heaven. (MAT_18:18)

OET-RV: 18 “I can assure you that whatever you restrain on the earth will be restrained in heaven, and what ever you set free on the earth will be set free in heaven. (MAT 18:18)

LUKE 13:16 λυθῆναι (luthaʸnai) V-NAP···· ‘years not it was fitting to_be untied/released from bond this’ SR GNT Luke 13:16 word 21

OET-LV: 16 And this being daughter of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), whom the Satan/(Sāţān) bound, see, ten and eight years, it _was_ not _fitting to _be _untied/released from the this bond on _the day of _the day _of _rest? (LUK_13:16)

OET-RV: 16 This woman is a descendant of Abraham who’s been handicapped by Satan for eighteen years, and yet you say that it’s wrong to break that bond on the Rest Day!” (LUK 13:16)

ACTs 2:24 λύσας (lusas) V-PAA·NMS ‘whom god raised_up having untied/released the agonies of the’ SR GNT Acts 2:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24 Whom the god raised _up, having _untied/released the agonies of _the death, as _much _as was not possible him to _be _being _restrained by it. (ACT_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 But God released him from the agonies of death and brought him back to life—death couldn’t restrain him. (ACT 2:24)

REV 9:15 ἐλύθησαν (eluthaʸsan) V-IAP3··P ‘and were untied/released the four messengers’ SR GNT Rev 9:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 And were _untied/released the four messengers, which having _been _prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, in _order _that they _may _kill _off the third of_ the _mankind. (REV_9:15)

OET-RV: 15 So the four messengers who had been prepared for this exact time were released to kill a third of humankind. (REV 9:15)

Key: V=verb