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Lexicon :: Strong's G447 - aniēmi

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ἀνίημι
Transliteration
aniēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
an-ee'-ay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀνά (G303) and hiemi (to send)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:367,60

Strong’s Definitions

ἀνίημι aníēmi, an-ee'-ay-mee; from G303 and ἵημι híēmi (to send); to let up, i.e. (literally) slacken or (figuratively) desert, desist from:—forbear, leave, loose.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G447 in the following manner: loose (2x), forbear (1x), leave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G447 in the following manner: loose (2x), forbear (1x), leave (1x).

  1. to send back, relax, loosen

  2. to give up, omit, calm

  3. to leave, not to uphold, to let sink

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀνίημι aníēmi, an-ee'-ay-mee; from G303 and ἵημι híēmi (to send); to let up, i.e. (literally) slacken or (figuratively) desert, desist from:—forbear, leave, loose.
STRONGS G447:
ἀνίημι [participle plural ἀνιέντες]; 2 aorist subjunctive ἀνῶ, participle plural ἀνέντες; 1 aorist passive ἀνέθην; to send back; to relax; contextually, to loosen: τί, Acts 16:26 (τοὺς δεσμούς, Plutarch, Alex. M. 73); Acts 27:40. Tropically, τὴν ἀπειλήν, to give up, omit, calm [?], Ephesians 6:9; (τὴν ἔχθραν, Thucydides 3, 10; τὴν ὀργήν, Plutarch, Alex. M. 70). to leave, not to uphold, to let sink: Hebrews 13:5, (Deuteronomy 31:6).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
31:6
Acts
16:26; 27:40
Ephesians
6:9
Hebrews
13:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G447 matches the Greek ἀνίημι (aniēmi),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:11 - but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:6 - So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:8 - Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:19 - Then Joshua warned the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:3 - God gave you victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the commanders of the Midianite army. What have I accomplished compared to that?” When the men of Ephraim heard Gideon’s answer, their anger subsided.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, “Let’s go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:3 - “Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!” replied the elders of Jabesh. “If no one comes to save us, we will agree to your terms.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:23 - “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the LORD by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:16 - Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Listen to what the LORD told me last night!”
“What did he tell you?” Saul asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:1 - But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:16 - But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:15 - And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah[fn] the Jebusite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20 - Then David continued, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:31 - “We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year we will let our land rest, and we will cancel all debts owed to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:13 - Leave me alone so I can smile again
before I am gone and exist no more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:18 - Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:14 - I hate your new moon celebrations and your annual festivals.
They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:9 - So now they will be humbled,
and all will be brought low—
do not forgive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:6 - I will make it a wild place
where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,
a place overgrown with briers and thorns.
I will command the clouds
to drop no rain on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 - Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble
and dry grass shrivels in the flame,
so their roots will rot
and their flowers wither.
For they have rejected the law of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies;
they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:11 - God will push down Moab’s people
as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands.
He will end their pride
and all their evil works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:10 - The fortified towns will be silent and empty,
the houses abandoned, the streets overgrown with weeds.
Calves will graze there,
chewing on twigs and branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:3 - With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched[fn] before it can grow lush and tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:2 - He will not shout
or raise his voice in public.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:4

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until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - Because I love Zion,
I will not keep still.
Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem,
I cannot remain silent.
I will not stop praying for her
until her righteousness shines like the dawn,
and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - You have abandoned me
and turned your back on me,”
says the LORD.
“Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you.
I am tired of always giving you another chance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:2 - “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.[fn] And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
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