ἀνίημι
aniēmi · loosen, let go
Greek word · Strong’s number G447 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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aniēmi (ἀνίημι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “loosen, let go”.
Loosen, unfasten, let go; give up, stop.
How to say it
a·ni·ē·mi
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To undo what was tied tight.
- To give up a habit, such as threats.
- To desert someone, go away from them.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- giving up ×1
- leave ×1
- loosening ×1
- were unfastened ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 16:26
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
- Acts 27:40
And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach.
- Ephesians 6:9
And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Lord is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
- Hebrews 13:5
Let your conduct be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for he himself has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever abandon you.