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λύω

Definition and meaning

luo (loo'-o) v. 1. to "loosen" 2. (by usage) to break, destroy, or dissolve 3. (maritally) to divorce {literally or figuratively} [a primary verb] KJV: break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off Compare: G4486, G2352, G630

Tagged KJV passages

40 matching verses - 46.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Matthew 5:19

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matched English: break
Matthew 16:19

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matched English: loose, loosed
Matthew 18:18

Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matched English: loose, loosed
Matthew 21:2

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

Matched English: loose
Mark 1:7

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Matched English: unloose
Mark 7:35

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

Matched English: loosed
Mark 11:2

And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

Matched English: loose
Mark 11:4

And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

Matched English: loose
Mark 11:5

And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

Matched English: loosing
Luke 3:16

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Matched English: unloose
Luke 13:15

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

Matched English: doth, loose
Luke 13:16

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

Matched English: loosed
Luke 19:30

Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.

Matched English: loose
Luke 19:31

And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

Matched English: loose
Luke 19:33

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

Matched English: loosing, ye
John 1:27

He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

Matched English: unloose
John 2:19

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Matched English: Destroy
John 5:18

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Matched English: he, broken
John 7:23

If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

Matched English: should, broken
John 10:35

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Matched English: broken
John 11:44

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Matched English: Loose
Acts 2:24

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Matched English: loosed
Acts 7:33

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

Matched English: off
Acts 13:25

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Matched English: loose