Strong's Lexicon
G1196
G1196 — δεσμέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1196 |
|---|---|
| Word: | δεσμέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1199 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | desmeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | des-meh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to tie, i.e. shackle |
| KJV Renderings: | bind |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δεσμέω, δεσμῷ: (imperfect passive 3 person singular ἐδεσμεῖτο); to bind, tie: Luk 8:29 R G L; see δεσμεύω. ((Aristotle, de plant. 1, 2, p. 817b, 21; others); Heliodorus 8, 9.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δεσμέω (bind)
Luke 8:29
- KJV: For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man For oftentimes it had caught him and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters and he brake the bands and was driven of the devil into the wilderness
- GK: παρήγγελλε γαρ τω πνεύματι τω ακαθάρτω εξελθείν από του ανθρώπου πολλοίς γαρ χρόνοις συνηρπάκει αυτόν και εδεσμείτο αλύσεσι και πέδαις φυλασσόμενος και διαρρήσσων τα δεσμά ηλαύνετο υπό του δαίμονος εις τας ερήμους