χαλάω
chalaō
- to lower
- to slacken, loosen
- to let loose, let go
- to lower, let down
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to lower
χαλάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;]
__(a) to slacken, loosen;
__(b) to let loose, let go;
__(with) to lower, let down: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:4-5, Act.9:25 27:17, 30; with accusative of person(s) (cf. Je, l.with), pass. 2Co.11:33.†
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Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to slacken, loosen; to let loose, let go; to lower, let down
to slacken, loosen; to let loose, let go; to lower, let down