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The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:   3089  
Original WordWord Origin
luoa root word
Transliterated WordTDNT Entry
Luo2:60 & 4:328,543
Phonetic SpellingParts of Speech
loo'-o   Verb
  1. to loose any person (or thing) tied or fastened
    1. bandages of the feet, the shoes,
    2. of a husband and wife joined together by the bond of matrimony
    3. of a single man, whether he has already had a wife or has not yet married
  2. to loose one bound, i.e. to unbind, release from bonds, set free
    1. of one bound up (swathed in bandages)
    2. bound with chains (a prisoner), discharge from prison, let go
  3. to loosen, undo, dissolve, anything bound, tied, or compacted together
    1. an assembly, i.e. to dismiss, break up
    2. laws, as having a binding force, are likened to bonds
    3. to annul, subvert
    4. to do away with, to deprive of authority, whether by precept or act
    5. to declare unlawful
    6. to loose what is compacted or built together, to break up, demolish, destroy
    7. to dissolve something coherent into parts, to destroy
    8. metaph., to overthrow, to do away with
 NAS Word Usage - Total: 42
annuls 1, break 1, breaking 1, broke down 1, broken 4, destroy 2, destroyed 3, loose 2, loosed 2, putting an end to 1, release 1, released 7, removed 1, take off 1, unbind 1, untie 8, untied 1, untying 4
NAS Verse Count
1 Corinthians1
2 Peter3
1 John1


Bibliography Information

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Luo". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999.