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Koine Greek wordlink #66730

SR GNT Yhn 5:18 ἔλυε (elue) ‘because not only he was breaking the day_of_rest but’ Strongs=30890 Lemma=luō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Referred to from Word #66716 Refers to Word #66683 Person=Jesus

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Only use of identical word form ἔλυε (V-IIA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔλυε’ (V-IIA3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘he was breaking’.

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 ἔλυε (V-IIA3..S) with a gloss related to ‘breaking’

MAT 12:20 κατεάξει (kateaxei) V-IFA3..S Lemma=kateassō ‘a reed having_been bruised by_no_means he will_be breaking and a wick being smouldering’ SR GNT Mat 12:20 word 5

LUKE 24:35 κλάσει (klasei) N-DFS Lemma=klasis ‘to them in the breaking of the bread’ SR GNT Luke 24:35 word 16

ACTs 2:42 κλάσει (klasei) N-DFS Lemma=klasis ‘and in fellowship the breaking of the bread and’ SR GNT Acts 2:42 word 17

ACTs 2:46 κλῶντές (klōntes) V-PPA.NMP Lemma=klaō ‘in the temple breaking and in_every house’ SR GNT Acts 2:46 word 17

ACTs 21:13 συνθρύπτοντές (sunthruptontes) V-PPA.NMP Lemma=sunthruptō ‘you_all are doing weeping and breaking of me the heart’ SR GNT Acts 21:13 word 17

1COR 10:16 κλῶμεν (klōmen) V-IPA1..P Lemma=klaō ‘the bread that we are breaking not a fellowship in the’ SR GNT 1Cor 10:16 word 19

Key: N=noun V=verb DFS=dative,feminine,singular IFA3..S=indicative,future,active,3rd person singular IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular IPA1..P=indicative,present,active,1st person plural PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural