What does δέω · λύω mean in the Bible?
δέω · λύω is a Greek phrase meaning "to bind and to loose; to prohibit and permit or declare bound and released within authorized judgment".
Greek · G1210, G3089
δήσῃς / λύσῃς
To bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively) · to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)
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δέω G1210 to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation déō
To bind physically or figuratively; in rabbinic usage, to forbid or declare forbidden.
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λύω G3089 to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation lýō
To loosen or dissolve; literally unbind objects/persons, or figuratively break/annul laws and covenants.
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What does δήσῃς / λύσῃς (dēsēs / lysēs) mean in the Bible?
δέω · λύω is a Greek phrase meaning "to bind and to loose; to prohibit and permit or declare bound and released within authorized judgment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1210, G3089?
G1210, G3089 is connected to 154 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to bind and to loose; to prohibit and permit or declare bound and released within authorized judgment
Source Gloss
to bind and to loose; to prohibit and permit or declare bound and released within authorized judgment
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 154 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Perfect, Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 110×
Present Active Matt 16:21 · Matt 17:10 · Matt 24:6 · Matt 26:54 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 9:11 · Mark 13:7 · Mark 13:10 · Mark 13:14 · Luke 2:49 · Luke 4:43 · Luke 9:22 · Luke 12:12 · Luke 13:14 · Luke 13:33 · Luke 17:25 77×
Imperfect Active Matt 18:33 · Matt 23:23 · Matt 25:27 · Luke 11:42 · Luke 13:16 · Luke 15:32 · Luke 22:7 · Luke 24:26 · John 4:4 · Acts 1:16 · Acts 17:3 · Acts 24:19 · Acts 27:21 · Rom 1:27 · 2 Cor 2:3 · Heb 9:26 16×
Aorist Active Matt 14:3 · Mark 6:17 · Luke 13:16 · Rev 20:2 · John 18:12 · John 19:40 6×
Perfect Passive Rom 7:2 · 1 Cor 7:39 · 2 Tim 2:9 · 1 Cor 7:27 · Col 4:3 5×
Aorist Passive Luke 9:40 · Luke 22:32 · Luke 5:12 3×
Imperfect Middle Luke 8:38 1×
Future Active Acts 21:11 1×
Present Middle 2 Cor 5:20 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 26×
Perfect Passive Mark 11:2 · Mark 11:4 · Luke 19:30 · John 18:24 · Acts 24:27 · Mark 15:7 · John 11:44 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 20:22 · Acts 9:2 · Acts 9:21 · Acts 22:5 · Rev 9:14 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 21:2 16×
Aorist Active Matt 22:13 · Matt 27:2 · Mark 15:1 · Acts 21:11 4×
Present Active Acts 19:36 · 1 Pet 1:6 · 1 Tim 5:13 3×
Present Middle Acts 10:2 · Rom 1:10 2×
Perfect Active Acts 22:29 1×
Imperative command or strong request 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 9:38 · Luke 10:2 · Acts 8:24 3×
Aorist Active Matt 13:30 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 8×
Present Active Luke 18:1 · Acts 25:24 · Acts 26:9 3×
Aorist Active Mark 5:3 · Acts 9:14 2×
Aorist Passive Acts 21:13 · Acts 21:33 2×
Perfect Passive Mark 5:4 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×
Aorist Active Matt 12:29 · Mark 3:27 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 18:18 4×
Present Active Matt 26:35 · Mark 14:31 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 133 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 87 aorist 25 perfect 19 future 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 102 passive 27 middle 4
Mood
indicative 94 participle 21 infinitive 8 subjunctive 6 imperative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:38 δεήθητε aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 12:29 δήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:30 δήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:3 ἔδησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:19 δήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 16:21 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 17:10 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 18:18 δήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 21:2 δεδεμένην perfect passive participle participle Matthew 22:13 Δήσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 24:6 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:35 δέῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:54 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:2 δήσαντες aorist active participle participle Mark 3:27 δήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 5:3 δῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:4 δεδέσθαι perfect passive infinitive infinitive Mark 6:17 ἔδησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:31 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 9:11 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 11:2 δεδεμένον perfect passive participle participle Mark 11:4 δεδεμένον perfect passive participle participle Mark 13:10 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 13:14 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 13:7 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:31 δέῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 15:1 δήσαντες aorist active participle participle Luke 2:49 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 4:43 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 5:12 ἐδεήθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 8:38 ἐδεῖτο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 9:22 Δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:40 ἐδεήθην aorist passive indicative completed Luke 10:2 δεήθητε aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 12:12 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:14 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:16 ἔδησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 13:33 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:25 δεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 18:1 δεῖν present active infinitive infinitive
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δήσῃς / λύσῃς is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain