To loosen/leave
ἀνίημιStrong’s G0447aniēmi
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aniēmi is the Greek word usually translated “were loosed”, “having loosened” and “giving up”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were loosed”, “having loosened” and “giving up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were loosed 1
- having loosened 1
- giving up 1
- shall i leave 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Ephesians 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 27:40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
- Ephesians 6:9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
- Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Greek dictionary
ἀνίημι aniēmi · to loosen/leave
ἀν-ίημι (ἀνά, ἵημι), [in LXX for רָפָה, נָשָׂא, etc. ;] 1. to send up, produce, to send back. 2. to let go, leave without support: Heb.13:5 (cf. Deu.31:6; Hom., Iliad., ii, 71). 3. to relax, loosen (see Field, Notes, 124 f.): Act.16:26 27:40; hence, metaphorically, to give up, desist from: Eph.6:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.