ἀπαλλάσσω

ἀπαλλάσσω fut. ἀπαλλάξω LXX; 1 aor. ἀπήλλαξα; pf. 3 sg. ἀπήλλαγεν 1 Km 14:29. Mid.: fut. ἀπαλλάξομαι Just., D. 68, 1. Pass.: fut. ἀπαλλαγήσομαι TestJob 25:10; 2 aor. ἀπηλλάγην; pf. ἀπήλλαγμαι (s. ἀλλάσσω; Aeschyl., Hdt.+).

① to set free from a controlling state or entity, free, release

ⓐ act. trans. τούτους Hb 2:15 (cp. Jos., Ant. 11, 270; 13, 363; Just., A I, 57, 3; A II, 4, 4; ἵνʼ [ὁ Ἰησοῦς] αὐτοὺς ἀπαλλάξῃ τῆς ἁμαρτίας Orig., C. Cels. 4, 19, 30). αὐτόν from an evil spirit Lk 9:40 D.

ⓑ pass. (PTebt 104, 31 and POxy 104, 26 of separation from a spouse; PGen 21, 12; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 107 of a death penalty) sick people are released = are cured ἀπὸ πάσης ἀσθενείας Ac 5:15 D (Jos., Ant. 2, 33).

② to go away, leave, depart intr. (Philo, Spec. Leg. 2, 85; Jos., Ant. 5, 143; Just., A II, 2, 7; D. 56, 5 al.; Mel., P. 24, 175) ἀπό τινος (X., An. 7, 1, 4; Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 1, 2 Jac.; Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 284, 12; PRyl 154, 26 ἀπαλλασσομένης ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ; Just., D. 126, 4 ἀπαλλάσσονται ἀπὸ Ἀβραάμ [Gen. 18:16]) of diseases Ac 19:12 (cp. Ps.-Pla., Eryx. 401c εἰ αἱ νόσοι ἀπαλλαγείησαν ἐκ τ. σωμάτων; PGM 13, 245). τοῦ κόσμου depart from the world euphem. for die 1 Cl 5:7. For this τοῦ βίου (Eur., Hel. 102; PFay 19, 19 ἀπαλλάσσομαι τοῦ βίου; TestAbr A 18 p. 100, 22 [Stone p. 48; act.]; Ath. 31, 3) MPol 3:1. Abs. Qua (opp. ἐπιδημεῖν). εἰς οἶκον go home GPt 14:59=ASyn. 361, 35; 2 Cl 17:3.

③ to settle a matter with an adversary, come to a settlement, be quit of pass. w. act. sense (X., Mem. 2, 9, 6: a defendant ‘does everything’ to be rid of his accuser) δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ do your best to come to a settlement w. (your adversary) lit., get rid of … Lk 12:58.—DELG s.v. ἄλλος. M-M. TW.