ἈΠΕΛΥΘΗΣΑΝ, ἀπελυθησαν
APELYTHĒSAN, apelythēsan
Sounds Like: ah-peh-LYOO-thay-sahn
Translations: they were released, they were set free, they were dismissed, they were sent away
From the root: APOLYO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'apo' (away from) and 'lyo' (to loose or release). It means to be released, set free, or dismissed. It is used to describe a group of people who have been let go, either from custody, a gathering, or a task.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G630 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 1:99
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 4:47
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 5:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 15:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, APOLYO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΛΥΘΗΣΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who are about to be released, of those who are about to be set free, of those who are about to be dismissed
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