What does ἀπολύω · ἀπό · ἀνήρ · γαμέω mean in the Bible?
ἀπολύω · ἀπό · ἀνήρ · γαμέω is a Greek phrase meaning "marrying a woman having been divorced from a husband".
Greek · G630, G575, G435, G1060
ἀπολελυμένην ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς γαμῶν
To release: release · away from · a man (properly as an individual male) · to wed (of either sex)
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ἀπολύω G630 to release: release
Pronunciation apolýō
Release from restraint or obligation, including forgiveness of debts and dissolution of marriage bonds.
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ἀπό G575 away from
Pronunciation apó
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ἀνήρ G435 a man (properly as an individual male)
Pronunciation anḗr
Emphasizes individual male identity; distinguished from woman, boy, or humanity generally; often marks adult male status
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γαμέω G1060 to wed (of either sex)
Pronunciation gaméō
To marry as a man takes a wife; for women, to give oneself in marriage or marry.
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What does ἀπολελυμένην ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς γαμῶν (apolelymenēn apo andros gamōn) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολύω · ἀπό · ἀνήρ · γαμέω is a Greek phrase meaning "marrying a woman having been divorced from a husband".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G630, G575, G435, G1060?
G630, G575, G435, G1060 is connected to 67 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. marrying a woman having been divorced from a husband
Source Gloss
marrying a woman having been divorced from a husband
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 67 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Present, Future, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 14×
Aorist Active Matt 1:19 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 19:3 · Matt 19:7 · Matt 19:8 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 10:4 · Luke 23:20 · John 19:10 · John 19:12 · Acts 28:18 11×
Present Active Matt 27:15 · Acts 3:13 2×
Perfect Passive Acts 26:32 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 22×
Aorist Active Matt 18:27 · Matt 27:26 · Mark 8:9 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 8:38 · Luke 14:4 · Luke 23:25 · Acts 19:40 · Acts 23:22 · Acts 4:21 · Acts 5:40 · Acts 13:3 · Acts 17:9 13×
Future Active Luke 23:16 · Luke 23:22 2×
Present Active Mark 6:45 · Luke 2:29 2×
Imperfect Active Mark 15:6 1×
Future Passive Luke 6:37 1×
Perfect Passive Luke 13:12 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 15:33 1×
Imperfect Middle Acts 28:25 1×
Imperative command or strong request 7×
Aorist Active Matt 14:15 · Matt 15:23 · Mark 6:36 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 23:18 · Acts 16:35 6×
Present Active Luke 6:37 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 13×
Aorist Active Matt 27:17 · Matt 27:21 · Mark 8:3 · Mark 15:9 · John 18:39 · Matt 5:31 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 19:9 · Mark 10:11 · Mark 15:11 · John 19:12 12×
Aorist Passive Acts 16:36 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 11×
Perfect Passive Matt 5:32 · Matt 19:9 · Luke 16:18 · Heb 13:23 4×
Aorist Active Matt 14:23 · Matt 15:39 · Mark 10:12 3×
Present Active Matt 5:32 · Luke 16:18 2×
Aorist Passive Acts 4:23 · Acts 15:30 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 65 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 49 present 7 perfect 4 future 3 imperfect 2
Voice
active 55 passive 9 middle 1
Mood
indicative 22 infinitive 14 subjunctive 13 participle 9 imperative 7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:19 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:31 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ἀπολύων present active participle participle Matthew 14:15 ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:22 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 14:23 ἀπολύσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:23 Ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 15:32 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:39 ἀπολύσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 18:27 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:3 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:7 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:8 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:9 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:9 ἀπολελυμένην perfect passive participle participle Matthew 27:15 ἀπολύειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:17 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:21 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:26 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:36 ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 6:45 ἀπολύει present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:3 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:9 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:11 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:12 ἀπολύσασα aorist active participle participle Mark 10:2 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:4 ἀπολῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:11 ἀπολύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 15:15 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:6 ἀπέλυεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:9 ἀπολύσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 2:29 ἀπολύεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 6:37 ἀπολύετε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:37 ἀπολυθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Luke 8:38 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:12 Ἀπόλυσον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 13:12 ἀπολέλυσαι perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 14:4 ἀπέλυσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:18 ἀπολύων present active participle participle Luke 23:16 ἀπολύσω future active indicative prospective
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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
ἀπολελυμένην ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς γαμῶν is built from these roots:
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