Strong's Lexicon
G1195 — δεσμεύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1195 |
|---|---|
| Word: | δεσμεύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a (presumed) derivative of G1196 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | desmeuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | des-myoo'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be a binder (captor), i.e. to enchain (a prisoner), to tie on (a load) |
| KJV Renderings: | bind |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δεσμεύω; (imperfect passive 3 person singular ἐδεσμεύετο (Luk 8:29 T Tr WH)); (δεσμός);
a. to put in chains: Luk 8:29 T Tr WH; Act 22:4; (the Sept. Jdg 16:11; Euripides, Bacch. 616; Xenophon, Hier. 6, 14; Plato, legg. 7, p. 808 d.).
b. to bind up, bind together: φορτία, Mat 23:4; (δράγματα, Gen 37:7; Jdt 8:3. (Hesiod, Works, 479, others)).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
δεσμεύω (bind)
Matthew 23:4
- KJV: For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne and lay on men’s shoulders but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers
- GK: δεσμεύουσι γαρ φορτία βαρέα και δυσβάστακτα και επιτιθέασιν επί τους ώμους των ανθρώπων τω δε δακτύλω αυτών ου θέλουσι κινήσαι αυτά
Acts 22:4
- KJV: And I persecuted this way unto the death binding and delivering into prisons both men and women
- GK: ος ταύτην την οδόν εδίωξα άχρι θανάτου δεσμεύων και παραδιδούς εις φυλακάς άνδρας τε και γυναίκας
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