'Release' in the Bible

But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?"

So Pilate said, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Don't you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?"

From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!"