απαλλάσσω - deliver

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Greek - απαλλάσσω

English spelling is apallassō

It is pronounced ap-al-las'-so

Definition from Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary = to change away, that is, release, (reflexively) remove: - deliver, depart.

The following is a scripture in which this word is found.

Luke 12:58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may be delivered from him; lest he hale you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer orders you to prison.

In our time, you might say that Luke was a diligent follower of Jesus and he kept up with every tweet that Jesus posted. He left out no details of this very important message for the followers of Christ. In previous verses Jesus had told them that they would be expected to use what was given them or they can expect punishment, rather than reward. After hearing this, I can only imagine that Luke began to pay very close attention and record this for us in the scriptures to follow.

The use of this word apallassō, in reference to the release from an opponent who is taking you to court, may appear as basic common sense for most people. If you have ever had to stand before a judge to defend yourself, you know how it feels to be accused and dragged down by an opponent while the judge decides who is right or wrong. When the accuser is not being truthful, it may not end the way you had thought it would.

In the previous verses Jesus has been telling His followers that they need to be awake and watching for the coming of their Lord. According to the Greek translation, this can apply to the condition of their spirit and the readiness to stand before their Lord.

As we relate the scriptures prior to verse fifty-eight, we can see that the judge in this verse refers to God and the adversary will be satan. Satan will be doing all he can to cause us to be found guilty before God. Jesus also warns us that there will be division between relatives because of our beliefs and doing what is right according to the Word. In vewrse fifty-seven Jesus says to his disciples,"why even of yourselves do you not make the right decisions?". He said that the signs are there for you to know, but you still allow yourself to be set up for the adversary's attack before the day of judgement.

Jesus wants us all to make the right decisions right now and every day of our lives and find deliverance from our opponent before that day of judgement comes, for it is a day when we will not escape some form of punishment, as is described to His followers in the previous verses. To whom much is given, much will be expected. See Luke 12:46 -48