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λύω
lýō · Greek · Strong's G3089 · 42 occurrences
The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “destroy”
What it means
to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
break, destroy, dissolve, unloose, melt, put off
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“destroy”
also renders phtheírō (G5351), exolothreúō (G1842), kathairéō (G2507), phthorá (G5356), porthéō (G4199), olothreúō (G3645), katalýō (G2647), katargéō (G2673), apóllymi (G622), diaphtheírō (G1311), ʼâbad (H6), ʼăbad (H7), bâlaʻ (H1104), gârar (H1641), dâbar (H1696), dâmâh (H1820), hârag (H2026), chăbal (H2255), chârab (H2717), chărab (H2718), châram (H2763), mᵉgar (H4049), nâqaph (H5362), nâsham (H5395), nâthats (H5422), çâphâh (H5595), çᵉthar (H5642), tsâdâh (H6658), tsâmath (H6789), qûwr (H6979), rûwaʻ (H7321), shâbar (H7665), shâdad (H7703), shôwʼ (H7722), shâkôl (H7921)
“break”
also renders schízō (G4977), synthrýptō (G4919), syntríbō (G4937), katágnymi (G2608), rhḗgnymi (G4486), katakláō (G2622), kláō (G2806), synthláō (G4917), diarrhḗssō (G1284), ʼâbad (H6), gâram (H1633), hâlam (H1986), nûwʼ (H5106), nâthaʻ (H5421), nâthaq (H5423), pûwr (H6331), pâtsam (H6480), pâraq (H6561), râgaʻ (H7280), rᵉʻaʻ (H7490), shûwph (H7779)
“melt”
“put off”
also renders apekdýomai (G554), châlats (H2502)
Questions this word decides
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does 2 Timothy 3:16 mean that scripture is 'God-breathed'?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
42 occurrences in the Greek text, first 39 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 7:27 V-RPI-2S1 John 3:8 V-AAS-3S2 Peter 3:10 V-FPI-3S2 Peter 3:11 V-PPP-GPN2 Peter 3:12 V-FPI-3PActs 2:24 V-AAP-NSMActs 7:33 V-AAM-2SActs 13:25 V-AANActs 13:43 V-APP-GSFActs 22:30 V-AAI-3SActs 27:41 V-IPI-3SEphesians 2:14 V-AAP-NSMJohn 1:27 V-AAS-1SJohn 2:19 V-AAM-2PJohn 5:18 V-IAI-3SJohn 7:23 V-APS-3SJohn 10:35 V-APNJohn 11:44 V-AAM-2PLuke 3:16 V-AANLuke 13:15 V-PAI-3SLuke 13:16 V-APNLuke 19:30 V-AAP-NPMLuke 19:31 V-PAI-2PLuke 19:33 V-PAI-2PMatthew 5:19 V-AAS-3SMatthew 16:19 V-AAS-2SMatthew 18:18 V-AAS-2PMatthew 21:2 V-AAP-NPMMark 1:7 V-AANMark 7:35 V-API-3SMark 11:2 V-AAM-2PMark 11:4 V-PAI-3PMark 11:5 V-PAP-NPMRevelation 1:5 V-AAP-DSMRevelation 5:2 V-AANRevelation 9:14 V-AAM-2SRevelation 9:15 V-API-3PRevelation 20:3 V-APNRevelation 20:7 V-FPI-3S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.