ἀπολύωapolýō

to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce

Greek (New Testament) · G630

Meanings

1. to set free, release: Luke 13:12, John 19:10, and elsewhere; a debtor, Matthew 18:27; metaphorically, of forgiveness, Luke 6:37.

2. to let go, dismiss: Matthew 15:23, Luke 2:29, Luke 9:12, Acts 19:41, and elsewhere; of divorce, τ. γυναῖκα: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:3, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 19:9, Mark 10:2, Mark 10:4, Mark 10:11, Luke 16:18; with ref. to Gk. and Rom. (net Jewish) custom, τ. ἄνδρα: Mark 10:12. Mid., to depart: Acts 28:25.

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Where it appears

Appears 64 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
  • Matthew 5:31 “You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’
  • Matthew 5:32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.
  • Matthew 14:15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
  • Matthew 14:22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
  • Matthew 14:23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.