Luo

loo'-o
Parts of Speech Verb

Luo Definition

  1. to loose any person (or thing) tied or fastened
    1. bandages of the feet, the shoes,
    2. of a husband and wife joined together by the bond of matrimony
    3. of a single man, whether he has already had a wife or has not yet married
  2. to loose one bound, i.e. to unbind, release from bonds, set free
    1. of one bound up (swathed in bandages)
    2. bound with chains (a prisoner), discharge from prison, let go
  3. to loosen, undo, dissolve, anything bound, tied, or compacted together
    1. an assembly, i.e. to dismiss, break up
    2. laws, as having a binding force, are likened to bonds
    3. to annul, subvert
    4. to do away with, to deprive of authority, whether by precept or act
    5. to declare unlawful
    6. to loose what is compacted or built together, to break up, demolish, destroy
    7. to dissolve something coherent into parts, to destroy
    8. metaph., to overthrow, to do away with
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
luvw
Origin
a root word
Strong's Number
3089
TDNT Entry
2:60 & 4:328,543

KJV Word Usage

loose
27
break
5
unloose
3
destroy
2
dissolve
2
put off
1
melt
1
break up
1
break down
1
Total
43

KJV Verse Count

4
5
6
6
7
1
1
3
1
6
Total
40
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Luo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .