"to set free, deliver, set at liberty, Heb. 2:15; to rid judicially, Lk. 12:58; mid. to depart, remove, Acts 19:12*"
Definition and meaning
to set free, deliver, set at liberty, Heb. 2:15; to rid judicially, Lk. 12:58; mid. to depart, remove, Acts 19:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀπαλλάσσω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apallasso (G525) across the King James Bible.
When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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Common questions
Strong's G525 (apallasso) is a Greek word that means: to set free, deliver, set at liberty, Heb. 2:15; to rid judicially, Lk. 12:58; mid. to depart, remove, Acts 19:12* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word apallasso (G525) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G525 is apallasso, a Greek word defined as: to set free, deliver, set at liberty, Heb. 2:15; to rid judicially, Lk. 12:58; mid. to depart, remove, Acts 19:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apallasso is a Greek word found in the New Testament.