Lexicon desmos: Bond, chain, fetter, imprisonment Original Word: δεσμός Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ligament, chain, string. Or desmos des-mos' neuter and masculine respectively from deo; a band, i.e. Ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability -- band, bond, chain, string. see GREEK deo NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom deó Definition a band, bond NASB Translation bond (1), bonds (3), chains (3), impediment (1), imprisonment (10). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1199: δεσμόςδεσμός, δεσμοῦ, ὁ (δέω) (from Homer down), a band or bond: Mark 7:35 (ἐλύθη ὁ δεσμός τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ, i. e. the impediment in his speech was removed); Luke 13:16 (λυθῆναι ἀπό τοῦ δεσμοῦ, of a woman bowed together, held fasces it were by a bond). The plural form τά δεσμά the more common form in Greek writers (Winers Grammar, 63 (62) (cf. Buttmann, 23 (21); see below)), is found in Luke 8:29; Acts 16:26; Acts 20:23; the other form οἱ δεσμοί in Philippians 1:13 (ὥστε τούς δεσμούς μου φανερούς ἐν Χριστῷ γενέσθαι, so that my captivity became manifest as made for the cause of Christ) ("δεσμάsuntvinculaquibusquisconstringitur,sed δεσμόςestincarceremconjectioetcaptivitasinvinculis ...UtraqueformaetceteriGraeciomnesetAtticiutuntur,sednonpromiscueutintersepermutaripossint." Cobet as quoted in Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 353); the genitive and dative in Acts 22:30 Rec.; Topical Lexicon Word Origin: From the Greek verb δέω (deo), meaning "to bind" or "to tie."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 612 (אָסַר, 'asar): To bind, imprison, tie up. Usage: The term δεσμός is used in the New Testament to refer to physical chains or bonds, often in the context of imprisonment or captivity. It can also metaphorically describe spiritual or emotional bondage. Context: The Greek word δεσμός appears in several New Testament passages, primarily in contexts involving imprisonment or captivity. It is often used to describe the physical chains or bonds that restrain prisoners. For example, in Acts 16:26, the term is used to describe the miraculous breaking of the prisoners' chains: "Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone's chains came loose." Forms and Transliterations δεσμα δεσμά δεσμὰ δεσμοί δεσμοις δεσμοίς δεσμοῖς δεσμόν δεσμος δεσμός δεσμὸς δεσμου δεσμού δεσμοῦ δεσμους δεσμούς δεσμώ δεσμων δεσμών δεσμῶν desma desmà desmois desmoîs desmon desmôn desmōn desmō̂n desmos desmòs desmou desmoû desmous desmoúsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Mark 7:35 N-NMSGRK: ἐλύθη ὁ δεσμὸς τῆς γλώσσης NAS: were opened, and the impediment of his tongue KJV: and the string of his INT: was loosed the band of the tongue Luke 8:29 N-ANP Luke 13:16 N-GMS Acts 16:26 N-NNP Acts 20:23 N-NNP Acts 23:29 N-GMP Acts 26:29 N-GMP Acts 26:31 N-GMP Philippians 1:7 N-DMP Philippians 1:13 N-AMP Philippians 1:14 N-DMP Philippians 1:17 N-DMP Colossians 4:18 N-GMP 2 Timothy 2:9 N-GMP Philemon 1:10 N-DMP Philemon 1:13 N-DMP Hebrews 11:36 N-GMP Jude 1:6 N-DMP Strong's Greek 1199 |