ἀνίημι aniēmi · G0447
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀνίημι, ης ; (ἀνιεῖς, as if from ἀνιέω, uncertain in [], ησι: imperfect ἀνίην, [] and 3rd.pers.singular εις, ει, Ionic dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἀνίη[]; 1st pers.singular ἀνίειν[]future ἀνήσω: perfect ἀνεῖκα: aorist 1 ἀνῆκ; Ionic dialect ἀνέηκα.:—the Homeric forms ἀνέσει[], aorist optative ἀνέσαιμι[], participle ἀνέσαντες[]: aorist 2, 3rd.pers.plural ἀνεῖσαν[], subjunctive ἀνῇς[], Epic dialect 3rd.pers.singular subjunctive ἀνήη[]infinitive ἀνεῖναι, participle ἀνείς:—passive, ἀνίεμαι: perfect …
Where it's used 4 times
Acts 16:26 · Acts 27:40 · Ephesians 6:9 · Hebrews 13:5
Source: TBESG G0447; TFLSJ G0447
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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