Greek · G525 · unreviewed

ἀπαλλάσσω

To release

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ἀπαλλάσσω G525
Pronunciation apallássō

What does ἀπαλλάσσω (apallássō) mean in the Bible?

ἀπαλλάσσω (apallássō) is a Greek word meaning "to release". ἀπ-αλλάσσω [in LXX for סוּר hi.

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Meaning

to release
Extended definition

to remove, release: Heb.2:15; pass., to depart: Act.19:12; in legal sense (MM, VGT, see word), before ἀπό, with genitive of person(s), to be quit of: Luk.12:58 (Cremer, 90, 632).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Perfect Present Aorist
Voices
Passive Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Perfect Passive Luke 12:58
Present Passive Acts 19:12
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose
Aorist Active Heb 2:15
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
subjunctive 1 infinitive 2
Tense
present 1 aorist 1 perfect 1
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
infinitive 2 subjunctive 1

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)

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