Strong’s G3089 · Greek

λύω
lýō

Definition

to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

a primary verb;

How the KJV renders it

  • break (up)
  • destroy
  • dissolve
  • (un-)loose
  • melt
  • put off

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.