What does ἀνίημι (aníēmi) mean in the Bible?
ἀνίημι (aníēmi): To relax or loosen, especially used metaphorically for abandoning effort or ceasing to press demands.
Greek · G447
ἀνίημι
To loosen/leave
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ἀνίημιG447
Pronunciationaníēmi
What does ἀνίημι (aníēmi) mean in the Bible?
ἀνίημι (aníēmi): To relax or loosen, especially used metaphorically for abandoning effort or ceasing to press demands.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G447?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include came loose (1), Give up (1), they loosened (1), will I leave (1).
Where does ἀνίημι (aníēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 16:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Ephesians (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcame loose1×Acts 16:26
Give up1×Ephesians 6:9
they loosened1×Acts 27:40
will I leave1×Hebrews 13:5
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 16:26ἀνέθηtocame looseVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularActs 27:40ἀνέντεςtothey loosenedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralEphesians 6:9ἀνιέντεςtoGive upVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralHebrews 13:5ἀνῶtowill I leaveVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 16:26
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Acts2Ephesians1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀνέθη1xanethēActs 16:26
ἀνέντες1xanentesActs 27:40
ἀνιέντες1xanientesEphesians 6:9
ἀνῶ1xanōHebrews 13:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 16:26
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 27:40
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular1xHebrews 13:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xEphesians 6:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To relax or loosen, especially used metaphorically for abandoning effort or ceasing to press demands.
Strong'sG447
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 6:9Source Gloss
to loosen/leave
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To relax or loosen, especially used metaphorically for abandoning effort or ceasing to press demands.
(ἀνά, ἵημι), [in LXX for רָפָה, נָשָׂא, etc. ;]
1to send up, produce, to send back.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 16:26Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνέθη.aneqh
I let go, loosen, release, give up, neglect
Read verseActs 27:40Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀνέντεςanentev
I let go, loosen, release, give up, neglect
Read verseEphesians 6:9Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀνιέντεςanientev
I let go, loosen, release, give up, neglect
Read verseHebrews 13:5Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀνῶ,anw
I let go, loosen, release, give up, neglect
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 groups3Aligned forms4TensesAorist, PresentVoicesPassive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist PassiveActs 16:261×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveActs 27:401×
Present ActiveEph 6:91×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveHeb 13:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3present1
Voice
active3passive1
Mood
participle2indicative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
to give up or desist from a particular action or behavior
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀνίημι is built from this root: