Apoluō ἀπολύω

Apoluō (Greek ἀπολύω, Strong's G630) is a Greek verb meaning “to release: release”. It occurs 67 times in 63 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

G0630G: to release: release

G0630H: to release: divorce

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Divorce

Verses

Every verse with Apoluō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 1:19
  Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
• Matthew 5:31
  It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
• Matthew 5:32
  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• Matthew 14:15
  And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
• Matthew 14:22
  And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
• Matthew 14:23
  And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
• Matthew 15:23
  But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
• Matthew 15:32
  Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
• Matthew 15:39
  And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
• Matthew 18:27
  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
• Matthew 19:3
  The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
• Matthew 19:7
  They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
• Matthew 19:8
  He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
• Matthew 19:9
  And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
• Matthew 27:15
  Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
• Matthew 27:17
  Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• Matthew 27:21
  The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
• Matthew 27:26
  Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Mark

• Mark 6:36
  Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
• Mark 6:45
  And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
• Mark 8:3
  And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
• Mark 8:9
  And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
• Mark 10:2
  And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
• Mark 10:4
  And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
• Mark 10:11
  And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
• Mark 10:12
  And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
• Mark 15:6
  Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
• Mark 15:9
  But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
• Mark 15:11
  But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
• Mark 15:15
  And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Luke

• Luke 2:29
  Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
• Luke 6:37
  Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
• Luke 8:38
  Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
• Luke 9:12
  And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
• Luke 13:12
  And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
• Luke 14:4
  And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
• Luke 16:18
  Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• Luke 22:68
  And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
• Luke 23:16
  I will therefore chastise him, and release him.Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
• Luke 23:17
  (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)(not included in this translation)
• Luke 23:18
  And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
• Luke 23:20
  Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
• Luke 23:22
  And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
• Luke 23:25
  And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.

John

• John 18:39
  But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
• John 19:10
  Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
• John 19:12
  And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cesar.From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

Acts

• Acts 3:13
  The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
• Acts 4:21
  So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
• Acts 4:23
  And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
• Acts 5:40
  And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
• Acts 13:3
  And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
• Acts 15:30
  So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
• Acts 15:33
  And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
• Acts 16:35
  And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
• Acts 16:36
  And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
• Acts 17:9
  And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
• Acts 19:41
  And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
• Acts 23:22
  So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
• Acts 26:32
  Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
• Acts 28:18
  Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
• Acts 28:25
  And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

Hebrews

• Hebrews 13:23
  Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).