ἀπολύω
apolyō
Basic Gloss
apolyō is a Greek word meaning "to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce", encompassing ideas like depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive.
to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
The Greek word apolyō means "to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce," encompassing related ideas including depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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