ἀπαλλάσσω
apallassō · be set free
Greek word · Strong’s number G525 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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apallassō (ἀπαλλάσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be set free”.
Set free, release; be rid of; depart.
How to say it
a·pal·las·sō
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 get loose from something or someone.
- To go away and leave someone free, as an illness that leaves.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- be released ×1
- free ×1
- left ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 12:58
For as you are going with your opponent before a ruler, on the way make an effort to be released from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.
- Acts 19:12
so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.
- Hebrews 2:15
and free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.