Strong's Lexicon
G447
G447 — ἀνίημι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G447 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀνίημι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G303 and hiemi "to send" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | aniemi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-ee'-ay-mee |
| Meaning: | 1. to let up 2. (literally) slacken 3. (figuratively) desert, desist from |
| KJV Renderings: | forbear, leave, loose |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνίημι (participle plural ἀνιέντες); 2 aorist subjunctive ἄνω, participle plural ἀνέντες; 1 aorist passive ἀνέθην; to send back; to relax; contextually, to loosen: τί, Act 16:26 (τούς δεσμούς, Plutarch, Alex. M. 73); Act 27:40. Tropically, τήν ἀπειλήν, to give up, omit, calm (?), Eph 6:9; (τήν ἔχθραν, Thucydides 3, 10; τήν ὀργήν, Plutarch, Alex. M. 70). to leave, not to uphold, to let sink: Heb 13:5, (Deu 31:6).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀνίημι (forbear)
Acts 16:26
- KJV: And suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and every one’s bands were loosed
- GK: άφνω δε σεισμός εγένετο μέγας ώστε σαλευθήναι τα θεμέλια του δεσμωτηρίου ανεώχθησάν τε παραχρήμα αι θύραι πάσαι και πάντων τα δεσμά ανέθη
Acts 27:40
- KJV: And when they had taken up the anchors they committed unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoised up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore
- GK: και τας αγκύρας περιελόντες είων εις την θάλασσαν άμα ανέντες τας ζευκτηρίας των πηδαλίων και επάραντες τον αρτεμώνα τη πνεούση κατείχον εις τον αιγιαλόν
Ephesians 6:9
- KJV: And ye masters do the same things unto them forbearing threatening knowing that your Master also is in heaven neither is there respect of persons with him
- GK: και οι κύριοι τα αυτά ποιείτε προς αυτούς ανιέντες την απειλήν ειδότες ότι και υμών αυτών ο κύριός εστιν εν ουρανοίς και προσωποληψία ουκ έστι παρ΄ αυτώ
Hebrews 13:5
- KJV: conversation without covetousness content with such things as ye have for he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee
- GK: αφιλάργυρος ο τρόπος αρκούμενοι τοις παρούσιν αυτός γαρ είρηκεν ου σε ανώ ουδ΄ ου σε εγκαταλίπω