Strong's Concordance/Greek/G3089

Strong's G3089 · Greek

λύω

luo · /loo'-o/

Number
G3089
Language
Greek
Original word
λύω
Transliteration
luo
Pronunciation
loo'-o
KJV occurrences
40 verses

Definition

a primary verb; to "loosen" (literally or figuratively):--break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off. Compare 4486.

KJV: break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off. Compare 4486

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered λύω across 40 verses.

loose14×
loosed10×
broken4×
unloose3×
Destroy2×
dissolved2×
loosing2×
break1×
doth1×
down1×
he1×
melt1×
off1×
should1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

40 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew4 verses
Mark5 verses
Luke6 verses
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:

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?

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?

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.

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.

Luke 19:33

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

John6 verses
John 1:27

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

John 2:19

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

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.

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? that: or, without breaking the law of Moses

John 10:35

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

Acts7 verses
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.

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.

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.

Acts 13:43

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

Acts 22:30

On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Acts 24:26

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Acts 27:41

And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

1 Corinthians1 verse
Ephesians1 verse
2 Peter3 verses
1 John1 verse
Revelation6 verses
Revelation 5:2

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

Revelation 5:5

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Revelation 9:14

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

Revelation 9:15

And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. for an hour: or, at an hour

Revelation 20:3

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Revelation 20:7

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G3089 (luo) mean?

a primary verb; to "loosen" (literally or figuratively):--break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off. Compare 4486.

How many times does G3089 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G3089 (λύω) appears in 40 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “loose.”

How is luo translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G3089 is rendered as “loose” (14×), “loosed” (10×), “broken” (4×), “unloose” (3×), among other words.