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The term "loosed" in the Bible carries significant theological and spiritual implications, often relating to the concepts of freedom, release, and authority. It appears in various contexts throughout Scripture, both in the Old and New Testaments, and is frequently associated with the power of God to liberate individuals from physical, spiritual, or moral bondage.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the idea of being "loosed" is often connected to the release from physical constraints or captivity. For example, in Isaiah 58:6 , the prophet speaks of God's desire for a fast that involves "loosening the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke." Here, the term signifies God's intention to liberate His people from oppression and injustice, emphasizing His role as a deliverer.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, "loosed" takes on a more spiritual dimension, particularly in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. One of the most notable references is found in Matthew 16:19 , where Jesus tells Peter, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." This passage highlights the authority given to the apostles, and by extension the Church, to bind and loose, which has been interpreted as the power to forgive sins, make doctrinal decisions, and exercise church discipline.

Another significant use of "loosed" is in the context of healing and deliverance. In Luke 13:12 , Jesus heals a woman who had been crippled for eighteen years, saying, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." This act of loosing demonstrates Jesus' authority over physical ailments and spiritual oppression, showcasing His divine power to restore and set free.

Theological Implications

Theologically, the concept of being "loosed" is deeply intertwined with the themes of redemption and salvation. It reflects the transformative power of Christ's work on the cross, which breaks the bonds of sin and death, offering believers freedom and new life. Romans 8:2 states, "For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death." This freedom is not merely a release from physical or temporal constraints but a profound spiritual liberation that affects the believer's entire being.

Practical Application

In practical terms, the idea of being "loosed" encourages believers to live in the freedom that Christ provides, free from the bondage of sin, guilt, and fear. It calls Christians to exercise their God-given authority to bring about justice, healing, and reconciliation in the world, reflecting the kingdom of God on earth. The Church is thus seen as an agent of liberation, empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue the work of Christ in setting captives free.

In summary, the biblical concept of "loosed" encompasses a rich tapestry of meanings, from physical liberation to spiritual freedom, all rooted in the redemptive work of God through Jesus Christ.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Loose.

Greek

3089. luo -- to loose, to release, to dissolve
... to dissolve NASB Word Usage annuls (1), break (1), breaking (1), broke down (1),
broken (4), destroy (2), destroyed (3), loose (2), loosed (2), putting an end ...
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3080. lusis -- a loosing (by divorce)
... a release, separation. From luo; a loosening, ie (specially), divorce -- to be loosed.
see GREEK luo. (lusin) -- 1 Occurrence. 3079, 3080. lusis. 3081 . ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4549. masas -- to dissolve, melt
... discourage, faint, be loosed, melt away, refuse, utterly. A primitive root;
to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to ...
/hebrew/4549.htm - 6k

6605a. pathach -- to open
... to open NASB Word Usage allow (1), break forth (1), deprive (1), drawn (2), express
(1), free (1), freeing (1), freely open (2), loose (3), loosed (4), loosen ...
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8271. shera -- to loosen, abide
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to sharah Definition to loosen, abide NASB Word
Usage began (1), dwells (1), loosed (1), solve (1), solving (1), went slack ...
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Library

The Wicked Raised, and Satan Loosed
... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Wicked Raised, and Satan Loosed. "And
when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be loosed ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the wicked raised and satan.htm

Of Divers Friendships of Good and Ill, and if they Can be Loosed ...
... BOOK II CHAPTER IX OF DIVERS FRIENDSHIPS OF GOOD AND ILL, AND IF THEY CAN BE LOOSED:
OF THE SCARCENESS OF FRIENDSHIP OF MEN AND WOMEN: AND OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP ...
/.../rolle/the fire of love/chapter ix of divers friendships.htm

Fix Thou Our Hearing, that it be not Loosed and Wander!
... Hymn III. Fix thou our hearing, that it be not loosed and wander! 1. Fix
thou our hearing, that it be not loosed and wander! For ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn iii fix thou our.htm

Now Then, O My Helper, Hadst Thou Loosed Me from those Fetters...
... Book VII Chapter VII Now then, O my Helper, hadst Thou loosed me from
those fetters? Now then, O my Helper, hadst Thou loosed ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vii now then o.htm

Of Gog and Magog, who are to be Roused by the Devil to Persecute ...
... Book XX. Chapter 11."Of Gog and Magog, Who are to Be Roused by the Devil to
Persecute the Church, When He is Loosed in the End of the World. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 11 of gog and magog.htm

Whether There is a Purgatory after this Life?
... On the contrary, It is said (2:Macc.12:46): "It is a holy and wholesome thought
to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." Now there is no need ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there is a purgatory.htm

Of the Difference Between Discipline and Power, and of the Power ...
... this rock will I build My Church," [978] "to thee have I given the keys of the heavenly
kingdom;" [979] or, "Whatsoever thou shalt have bound or loosed in earth ...
/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter xxi of the difference between.htm

In what Sense the "Keys" are Given to Peter, and Every Peter. ...
... Wherefore he has the keys of the kingdom of heaven, opening to those who have been
loosed on earth that they may be also loosed in heaven, and free; and ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/14 in what sense the.htm

From the Twentieth Chapter.
... him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till
the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed a little ...
/.../commentary on the apocolypse of the blessed john/from the twentieth chapter.htm

Of the Binding and Loosing of the Devil.
... Book XX. Chapter 8."Of the Binding and Loosing of the Devil. "After that," says
John, "he must be loosed a little season." If the binding and shutting up of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 8 of the binding and.htm

Thesaurus

Loosed (41 Occurrences)
...Loosed (41 Occurrences). ... Matthew 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with
compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. (KJV DBY WBS). ...
/l/loosed.htm - 19k

Over-against (156 Occurrences)
... Matthew 21:2 saying to them, 'Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately
ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her -- having loosed, bring ye ...
/o/over-against.htm - 38k

Loose (219 Occurrences)
... of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ...
/l/loose.htm - 38k

Keys (2 Occurrences)
... keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatsoever he shall bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven, while whatsoever he shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ...
/k/keys.htm - 32k

Loosened (6 Occurrences)
... Loosened (6 Occurrences). Mark 7:35 and immediately were his ears opened, and the
string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain. (See NIV). ...
/l/loosened.htm - 8k

Whatsoever (167 Occurrences)
... of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ...
/w/whatsoever.htm - 35k

Thread (32 Occurrences)
... unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully
woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ...
/t/thread.htm - 16k

Ribbon (7 Occurrences)
... the breastplate by its rings unto the rings of the ephod with a ribbon of blue,
to be above the girdle of the ephod, and the breastplate is not loosed from the ...
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Breast-plate (22 Occurrences)
... its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the
curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breast-plate be not loosed from the ...
/b/breast-plate.htm - 12k

Absolute (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted;
unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise ...
/a/absolute.htm - 8k

Resources

What does the Bible mean by binding and loosing? | GotQuestions.org

What are the keys of the kingdom? | GotQuestions.org

What is the dispensation of the Millennial Kingdom? | GotQuestions.org

Loosed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Loosed (41 Occurrences)

Matthew 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 18:18
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 18:27
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Matthew 21:2
saying to them, 'Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her -- having loosed, bring ye to me;
(YLT)

Mark 7:35
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Mark 11:2
and saith to them, 'Go away to the village that is over-against you, and immediately, entering into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which no one of men hath sat, having loosed it, bring 'it':
(YLT)

Luke 1:64
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
(KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 13:12
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Luke 13:16
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 19:30
having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring 'it';
(YLT)

John 20:23
if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'
(YLT)

Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 13:13
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 16:26
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Acts 27:21
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 27:40
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Romans 7:2
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
(KJV WBS)

1 Corinthians 7:27
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, 'who is' the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
(ASV)

Revelation 9:15
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Revelation 20:3
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Revelation 20:7
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Exodus 28:28
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 39:21
And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 25:10
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Job 30:11
Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 39:5
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
(ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 105:20
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 116:16
O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Ecclesiastes 12:6
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 5:27
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 20:2
at that time spake Jehovah by the hand of Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, 'Go, and thou hast loosed the sackcloth from off thy loins, and thy sandal thou dost draw from off thy foot,' and he doth so, going naked and barefoot.
(YLT)

Isaiah 33:23
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 51:14
The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 52:2
Shake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 1:14
And Jehovah saith unto me, 'From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 40:4
And now, lo, I have loosed thee to-day from the chains that 'are' on thy hand; if good in thine eyes to come with me 'to' Babylon, come, and I keep mine eye upon thee: and if evil in thine eyes to come with me to Babylon, forbear; see, all the land 'is' before thee, whither 'it be' good, and whither 'it be' right in thine eyes to go -- go.' --
(YLT)

Daniel 3:25
He answered and hath said, 'Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth 'is' like to a son of the gods.'
(See NAS)

Daniel 5:6
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

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