λύω

Verb

lyō · to loose

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 3089

Lexical summary

42

NT occurrences

29

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To loosen, unbind, unfasten, Mk. 1:7; to loose, untie, Mt. 21:2; Jn. 11:44; to disengage, 1 Cor. 7:27; to set free, set at liberty, deliver, Lk. 13:16; to break, Acts 27:41; Rev. 5:2, 5; to break up, dismiss, Acts 13:43; to destroy, demolish, Jn. 2:19; Eph. 2:14; met to infringe, Mt. 5:19; Jn. 5:18; 7:23; to make void, nullify, Jn. 10:35; in NT to declare free, of privileges, or, in respect of lawfulness, Mt. 16:19

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

λύωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

NT evidence

Aorist passive

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

ἐλύθηνAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveImperfect PassiveFuture PassiveAorist ActiveAorist PassivePerfect PassiveReferences
SingularSecond——————
Third
—
PluralSecond
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Luke 19:31
Third
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—
—

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveAorist PassiveReferences
SingularFirst
—
Second
—
Third
PluralSecond
—

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularSecond
Acts 7:33
PluralSecond
Mark 11:2

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoiceAorist
Active
Mark 1:7
Passive
Luke 13:16

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
PluralNominative
Genitive
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Present Passive participles

Present Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseNeuterReferences
PluralNominative——
Genitive
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Acts 2:24
Genitive——
Dative
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Matthew 21:2
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Passive participles

Aorist Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseFeminineReferences
SingularNominative——
Genitive
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Perfect Passive participles

Perfect Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

λύω

Book distribution counts: Luke: 7 occurrences; Acts: 6 occurrences; John: 6 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Revelation: 6 occurrences; Mark: 5 occurrences; 2 Peter: 3 occurrences; 1 John: 1 occurrences; Ephesians: 1 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 1 occurrences

Author

λύω
  • John13
  • Luke13
  • Matthew6
  • Mark5
  • Peter3
  • Paul2

Author distribution counts: John: 13 occurrences; Luke: 13 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Mark: 5 occurrences; Peter: 3 occurrences; Paul: 2 occurrences