ἀνίημι
aníēmi · G447 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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to loosen, to unfasten
To cause something to become loose
ExamplesActs 16:26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
Acts 27:40 And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach.
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to desert, to forsake
To desert or forsake a person and thus leave that individual uncared for
ExamplesHebrews 13:5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER ABANDON YOU,”
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to give up, to stop, to quit
To stop doing something, with the implication of complete cessation
ExamplesEphesians 6:9 And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- δεσμόνbonds 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
- Not stated in the clause 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ζευκτηρίαbands 1
- σύyou 1
- ἀπειλήthreat 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἅμαtogether with, at the same time 1
- οὐnot 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔπωto say 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- רָפָה râphâh · H7503 · to grow weak, to be discouraged
- Greek ἀνίημι and Hebrew רָפָה share the core sense of slackening or letting up, both literally, physical relaxation, and figuratively, desisting from effort. רָפָה has the broader lexical range, including senses like 'faint' or 'idle,' while ἀνίημι is narrower, focused on the act of releasing or letting up; the overlapping core of ceasing effort or slackening constitutes their translation equivalence.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To loosen, to unfasten18.19
- In Acts 16:26, during the earthquake at Philippi, “the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's chains were unfastened (anéthē),” describing the literal loosening of physical bonds.
- To desert, to forsake35.54
- In Hebrews 13:5, God has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT (anō̃) YOU, NOR WILL I EVER ABANDON YOU,” describing a promise never to forsake His people.
- To give up, to stop, to quit68.43
- In Ephesians 6:9, masters are told to “do the same things” to their slaves “and give up (aniéntes) threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven,” describing the ceasing of a habitual behavior.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (participle plural ἀνιέντες); 2 aorist subjunctive ἄνω, participle plural ἀνέντες; 1…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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