- ἐπιλύω
- ἐπιλύω impf. ἐπέλυον; 1 fut. pass. ἐπιλυθήσομαι (s. prec. entry; Pla.+; IG IV2/1, 77, 18; pap) the common use of this term in ref. to physical separation ‘untie, loose, set free, release’ does not appear in our lit., which focuses on noetic signification.① to clarify something, explain, interpret (Sext. Emp., Pyrrh. 2, 246; Vett. Val. 173, 6; Athen. 10, 449e; Aq. Gen 40:8; 41:8, 12; Philo, Agr. 16; Jos., Ant. 8, 167 [mid.]) τινί τι someth. to someone parables Mk 4:34; Hs 5, 3, 1f; 5, 4, 2f; 5, 5, 1; 9, 10, 5; 9, 11, 9.② to come to a conclusion about a difficult matter, resolve, decide, settle pass., of a dispute Ac 19:39.—M-M. TW.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.