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Koine Greek wordlink #157630

SR GNT Rev 5:2 λῦσαι (lusai) ‘the scroll and to break the seals of it’ Strongs=30890 Lemma=luō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=96 AD Refers to Word #157622

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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)

Acts 13:25 ‘sandal of his feet to untie’ SR GNT Acts 13:25 word 33

OET-LV: 25 And while Yōannaʸs was _fulfilling the course, he _was _saying: What you _all _are _suspecting me to _be? I am_ not _he, but see, he _is _coming after me, of _whom I _am not worthy to _untie the sandal of _his feet. (ACT_13:25)

OET-RV: 25 As Yohan’s ministry was nearing an end, he asked, ‘Who do you suspect I am? I’m not the messiah, but he will come after me, and I’m not even worthy to undo his sandals.’ (ACT 13:25)

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 (2) other than λῦσαι (V-NAA····) with a gloss related to ‘break’

MAT 5:19 λύσῃ (lusaʸ) V-SAA3··S ‘whoever if therefore may break one of the commands’ SR GNT Mat 5:19 word 4

OET-LV: 19 Therefore if whoever may _break the least one of _these of _the commands, and may _teach the people thus, will _be _being _called least in the kingdom of _the heavens, but whoever wishfully may _practice and may _teach, this one will _be _being _called great in the kingdom of _the heavens. (MAT_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 Therefore anyone who breaks even a minor command, and teaches others to do the same, will be seen as one of the least in the heavenly kingdom, but anyone who practices and teaches those instructions will be considered outstanding in the kingdom. (MAT 5:19)

ACTs 20:7 κλάσαι (klasai) V-NAA···· Lemma=klaō ‘week having_been gathered_together us to break bread Paulos was discussing’ SR GNT Acts 20:7 word 14

OET-LV: 7 And on the first day of _the week, us having _been _gathered _together to _break bread, the Paulos was _discussing with _them, going to _be _departing on _the day of _next, and was _prolonging the speech until midnight. (ACT_20:7)

OET-RV: 7 On the Sunday we had gathered together to break bread together and Paul was discussing many things with them. As he was scheduled to leave the next day, the meeting went on towards midnight (ACT 20:7)

Key: V=verb