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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)
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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 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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