Greek core word #342 · verb · 42 times in the New Testament
λύω
LOO-ohλύω, λύσω, ἔλυσα, λέλυκα, λέλυμαι, ἐλύθην — loose, release, destroy
- The model regular verb: λύσω, ἔλυσα, λέλυκα, λέλυμαι, ἐλύθην (υ long in present, future and aorist active, short elsewhere).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | λύω | λύω | λύοιμι | |
| 2 sg | λύεις | λύῃς | λύοις | λῦε |
| 3 sg | λύει | λύῃ | λύοι | λυέτω |
| 1 pl | λύομεν | λύωμεν | λύοιμεν | |
| 2 pl | λύετε | λύητε | λύοιτε | λύετε |
| 3 pl | λύουσι(ν) | λύωσι(ν) | λύοιεν | λυέτωσαν |
Infinitive: λύειν
Participle: λύων, λύουσα, λῦον (gen. λύοντος)
Present middle/passive
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | λύομαι | λύωμαι | λυοίμην | |
| 2 sg | λύῃ | λύῃ | λύοιο | λύου |
| 3 sg | λύεται | λύηται | λύοιτο | λυέσθω |
| 1 pl | λυόμεθα | λυώμεθα | λυοίμεθα | |
| 2 pl | λύεσθε | λύησθε | λύοισθε | λύεσθε |
| 3 pl | λύονται | λύωνται | λύοιντο | λυέσθωσαν |
Infinitive: λύεσθαι
Participle: λυόμενος, λυομένη, λυόμενον (gen. λυομένου)
Imperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἔλυον |
| 2 sg | ἔλυες |
| 3 sg | ἔλυε(ν) |
| 1 pl | ἐλύομεν |
| 2 pl | ἐλύετε |
| 3 pl | ἔλυον |
Imperfect middle/passive
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐλυόμην |
| 2 sg | ἐλύου |
| 3 sg | ἐλύετο |
| 1 pl | ἐλυόμεθα |
| 2 pl | ἐλύεσθε |
| 3 pl | ἐλύοντο |
Future passive
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | λυθήσομαι | λυθησοίμην |
| 2 sg | λυθήσῃ | λυθήσοιο |
| 3 sg | λυθήσεται | λυθήσοιτο |
| 1 pl | λυθησόμεθα | λυθησοίμεθα |
| 2 pl | λυθήσεσθε | λυθήσοισθε |
| 3 pl | λυθήσονται | λυθήσοιντο |
Infinitive: λυθήσεσθαι
Participle: λυθησόμενος, λυθησομένη, λυθησόμενον (gen. λυθησομένου)
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἔλυσα | λύσω | λύσαιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἔλυσας | λύσῃς | λύσαις | λῦσον |
| 3 sg | ἔλυσε(ν) | λύσῃ | λύσαι | λυσάτω |
| 1 pl | ἐλύσαμεν | λύσωμεν | λύσαιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἐλύσατε | λύσητε | λύσαιτε | λύσατε |
| 3 pl | ἔλυσαν | λύσωσι(ν) | λύσαιεν | λυσάτωσαν |
Infinitive: λῦσαι
Participle: λύσας, λύσασα, λῦσαν (gen. λύσαντος)
Aorist passive
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐλύθην | λυθῶ | λυθείην | |
| 2 sg | ἐλύθης | λυθῇς | λυθείης | λύθητι |
| 3 sg | ἐλύθη | λυθῇ | λυθείη | λυθήτω |
| 1 pl | ἐλύθημεν | λυθῶμεν | λυθεῖμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἐλύθητε | λυθῆτε | λυθεῖτε | λύθητε |
| 3 pl | ἐλύθησαν | λυθῶσι(ν) | λυθεῖεν | λυθήτωσαν |
Infinitive: λυθῆναι
Participle: λυθείς, λυθεῖσα, λυθέν (gen. λυθέντος)
Perfect middle/passive
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | λέλυμαι |
| 2 sg | λέλυσαι |
| 3 sg | λέλυται |
| 1 pl | λελύμεθα |
| 2 pl | λέλυσθε |
| 3 pl | λέλυνται |
Infinitive: λελύσθαι
Participle: λελυμένος, λελυμένη, λελυμένον (gen. λελυμένου)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 76, John 2:19.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 253 · open the PDF here