Verb lyō (to unbind, to untie) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

5: 19Therefore, whoever unbinds (lyō) one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
16: 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you unbind (lyō) on earth will be unbound (lyō) in heaven."
18: 18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you unbind (lyō) on earth will be unbound (lyō) in heaven.
21: 2saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie (lyō) them and bring them to me.

Mark

1: 7He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie (lyō) the thong of his sandals.
7: 35And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was untied (lyō), and he spoke plainly.
11: 2and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie (lyō) it and bring it.
11: 4They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying (lyō) it,
11: 5some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying (lyō) the colt?"

Luke

3: 16John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie (lyō) the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
13: 15But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie (lyō) his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water?
13: 16And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be unbound (lyō) from this bondage on the sabbath day?"
19: 30saying, "Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie (lyō) it and bring it here.
19: 31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying (lyō) it?' just say this, 'The Lord needs it.'"
19: 33As they were untying (lyō) the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying (lyō) the colt?"

John

1: 27the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie (lyō) the thong of his sandal."
2: 19Jesus answered them, "Unbind (lyō) this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
5: 18For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only unbinding (lyō) the sabbath, but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God.
7: 23If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath in order that the law of Moses may not be unbound (lyō), are you angry with me because I healed a man's whole body on the sabbath?
10: 35If those to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' — and the scripture cannot be unbound (lyō) —
11: 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind (lyō) him, and let him go."

Acts

2: 24But God raised him up, having unbound (lyō) him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.
7: 33Then the Lord said to him, 'Untie (lyō) the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
13: 25And as John was finishing his work, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie (lyō) the thong of the sandals on his feet.'
13: 43When the meeting of the synagogue unbound (lyō), many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
22: 30Since he wanted to find out what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, the next day he unbound (lyō) him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to meet. He brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
27: 41But striking a reef, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern was unbound (lyō) by the force of the waves.

1 John

3: 8Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to unbind (lyō) the works of the devil.

1 Corinthaens

7: 27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to unbind (lyō). Are you unbound (lyō) from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

Ephesians

2: 14For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has unbound (lyō) the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us.

2 Peter

3: 10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be unbound (lyō) with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.
3: 11Since all these things are to be unbound (lyō) in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness,
3: 12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and unbound (lyō), and the elements will melt with fire?

Revelation

1: 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and unbound (lyō) us from our sins by his blood,
5: 2and I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and unbind (lyō) its seals?"
9: 14saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Unbind (lyō) the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
9: 15So the four angels were unbound (lyō), who had been held ready for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, to kill a third of humankind.
20: 3and threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be unbound (lyō) for a little while.
20: 7When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be unbound (lyō) from his prison