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Lexicon :: Strong's G1956 - epilyō

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ἐπιλύω
Transliteration
epilyō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-loo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:337,543

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιλύω epilýō, ep-ee-loo'-o; from G1909 and G3089; to solve further, i.e. (figuratively) to explain, decide:—determine, expound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1956 in the following manner: expound (1x), determine (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1956 in the following manner: expound (1x), determine (1x).

  1. to unloose, untie

  2. to clear (a controversy), decide, settle

  3. to explain (what is obscure and hard to understand)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιλύω epilýō, ep-ee-loo'-o; from G1909 and G3089; to solve further, i.e. (figuratively) to explain, decide:—determine, expound.
STRONGS G1956:
ἐπιλύω: imperfect ἐπέλυον; 1 future passive ἐπιλυθήσομαι;
a. properly, to unloose, untie (German auflösen) anything knotted or bound or sealed up; (Xenophon, Theocritus, Herodian).
b. to clear (a controversy), to decide, settle: Acts 19:39; to explain (what is obscure and hard to understand): Mark 4:34 (as in Genesis 41:12 variant; Philo, vita contempl. § 10; de agricult. § 3; Sextus Empiricus, 2, 246; γρίφους, Athen. 10, p. 449 e.; also in middle, Athen. 10, p. 450 f.; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 6, 5, and often by the Scholiasts).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
41:12
Mark
4:34
Acts
19:39

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1956 matches the Greek ἐπιλύω (epilyō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:34 - and He was not speaking to them without a parable; but He was explaining G1956 everything privately to His own disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:39 - “But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled G1956 in the [fn]lawful meeting.
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