λύσις G3080
release, loosing, dissolution (especially from marriage)
This noun denotes a loosing or releasing from bonds, whether literal chains, moral obligations, or legal relationships. In 1 Corinthians 7:27, Paul uses it in the context of marriage, asking whether one has been released from a wife. The term's root meaning involves untying or setting free from a binding commitment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — First Corinthians 7:27 poses parallel questions: Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek release. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage. Paul's counsel addresses the 'present distress' and prioritizes undivided devotion to the Lord. The multilingual glosses (release, separación, délivrance, Loesung) capture the sense of dissolution or freedom from marital bond, though Paul's point is contentment in one's present state. 1×
AR["حَلّاً"]·ben["মুক্তি।"]·DE["Loesung"]·EN["release"]·FR["délivrance"]·heb["הֶתֵּר"]·HI["छुटकारा"]·ID["lepas."]·IT["scioglimento"]·jav["ucul."]·KO["풀림을"]·PT["solução."]·RU["развязки."]·ES["separación"]·SW["kufunguliwa."]·TR["çözülme"]·urd["رہائی"]
Related Senses
G2962 1. Lord (divine title) (661×)H0136 1. Lord (divine title) (440×)H0113 1. lord, human superior (249×)G1849 1. authority, power (91×)H6485a 2. Qal: punish, bring judgment (63×)H8198 1. maidservant, female slave (63×)G2962 2. master, lord (human authority) (61×)H0034 1. needy, poor, destitute (61×)H0519 1. female servant, maidservant (56×)H6041 1. poor, needy person (55×)H0113 2. master, owner of servants (49×)H4910 1. Qal: to have dominion, exercise power over (44×)H1800 1. poor, needy (socioeconomic) (38×)H3515 1. heavy, severe, grievous (36×)G4434 1. (34×)G5092 1. honor, esteem, respect (33×)H6485a 4. Qal: visit, attend to, care for (32×)H3513 1. honor / show respect (Piel) (30×)H4910 2. Qal: to rule, govern (administrative authority) (27×)H4513 1. withhold, restrain, hold back (25×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λύσις [ῠ], εως, Ionic dialect ιος, ἡ, (λύω) loosing, releasing, ransoming, νεκροῖο Refs 8th c.BC+ deliverance from death, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀπὸ τῶν δεσμῶνRefs 6th c.BC+ __2 absolutely, οὐ γὰρ λ. ἄλλη στρατῷ πρὸς οἶκον no other means of letting the host loose from port for home, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 deliverance from guilt by expiatory rites, ὅπως λ. τιν᾽ ἡμὶν εὐαγῆ πόρῃς may'st grant us a deliverance…