Loose

denotes (a) "to loose, unbind, release," (1) of things, e.g., in Act 7:33, RV, "loose (the shoes)," AV, "put off;" Mar 1:7; (2) of animals, e.g., Mat 21:2; (3) of persons, e.g., Joh 11:44, Act 22:30; (4) of Satan, Rev 20:3, Rev 20:7, and angels, Rev 1:9-15; (5) metaphorically, of one diseased, Luk 13:16; of the marriage tie, 1Co 7:27; of release from sins, Rev 1:5 (in the most authentic mss.); (b) "to loosen, break up, dismiss, dissolve, destory;" in this sense it is translated "to loose" in Act 2:24, of the pains of death; in Rev 5:2, of the seals of a roll. See BREAK, DESTROY, DISSOLVE, MELT, PUT (off), UNLOOSE.

apo, "from," and No. 1, denotes (a) "to set free, release," translated "loosed" in Luk 13:12, of deliverance from an infirmity; in Mat 18:27, AV, "loosed" (RV, "released"), of a debtor; (b) "to let go, dismiss," e.g., Mat 14:15, Mat 14:22. See DEPART, DISMISS, DIVORCE, FORGIVE, LET (go), LIBERTY, PUT (away), RELEASE, SEND (away).

"to send back" (ana, "back," hiemi, "to send"), "to leave, forbear," is translated "to loose," in Act 16:26, of the "loosening" of bonds; Act 27:40, rudder bands. Elsewhere, Eph 6:9, Heb 13:5. See FORBEAR, LEAVE.

see LAUNCH.

Notes: (1) In Act 27:13, AV, airo, "to lift," is translated "loosing (thence)" (RV, "they weighed anchor"). (2) For katargeo, translated "she is loosed" in Rom 7:2, AV (RV "discharged"), See ABOLISH.

"a loosening" (akin to A, No. 1), 1Co 7:27, of divorce, is translated "to be loosed," lit., "loosing." In the second part of the verse the verb luo is used. In the Sept., Ecc 8:1, with the meaning "interpretation."