ἀπολύω

ἀπο-λύω

[in LXX for שׁוּב, etc., frequently in 1-4 Mac ;]

1. to set free, release: Luk 13,12, Joh 19,10, al.; a debtor, Matt 18,27 metaphorically, of forgive­ness, Luk 6,37,

2. to let go, dismiss (Field, Notes, 9 f.): Matt 15,23, Luk 2,29; 9,12, ApG 19,41, al.; of divorce, τ. γυναῖκα: Matt 1,19; 5,31-32; 19,3, 8; 19,10 Mark 10,2, 4; 10,11, Luk 16,18; with ref. to Gk. and Rom. (net Jewish) custom, τ. ἄνδρα: Mark 10,12, Mid., to depart: ApG 28,25 (MM, see word)