Dictionary entry

χαλάω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

χαλάω, -ῶ

[in LXX: (Je 45 (38):6) (שׁלח pi.), etc.;]

(a) to slacken, loosen;

(b) to let loose, let go;

(c) to lower, let down: c. acc. rei, Mk 2:4, Lk 5:4, 5, Ac 9:25 27:17, 30; c. acc. pers. (cf. Je, l.c.), pass., II Co 11:33.†