δεσμός desmos · G1199

chain

δεσμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (δέω), [in LXX chiefly for אסר ; ] ; a band, bond: metaphorically, Luk.13:16; ὁ δεσμὸς τ. γλώσσης, Mrk.7:35 (for this expression in π., see Deiss., LAE, 306 ff.; of actual bonds, see Ruth., Gr., 9). Pl., δεσμοί, Php.1:13; δεσμά (as also in cl.), Luk.8:29, Act.16:26 20:23; genitive, dative, Act.23:29 26:29, 31, Php.1:7, 14, 17, Col.4:18, 2Ti.2:9, Phm 10, Heb.11:36, Ju 6; ἐν τοῖς δ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Phm 13.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δεσμός, ὁ, ; plural δεσμά [], and so mostly in Trag., []: both forms in Attic dialect Inscrr., δεσμοί [] the latter preferred by [], Attic dialect accusative to []:—band, bond, anything for tying and fastening, as halter, []; mooring-cable, []; door-latch, []; yoke-strap, []: metaphorically, any bond of union or connexion, []; of the vowels, []; δεσμοὶ πολιτείας, of the laws, []; εἰς τὰ δεσμοῦ for binding material, []; 2 in plural (never δεσμά in this sense), bonds, chains, ἐκ δεσμῶν λυθῆναι …

Where it's used 18 times

Mark 7:35 · Luke 8:29 · Luke 13:16 · Acts 16:26 · Acts 20:23 · Acts 22:30 · Acts 23:29 · Acts 26:29 · Acts 26:31 · Philippians 1:7 · Philippians 1:13 · Philippians 1:14 · Colossians 4:18 · 2 Timothy 2:9 · Philemon 1:10 · Philemon 1:13 · Hebrews 11:36 · Jude 1:6

Source: TBESG G1199; TFLSJ G1199

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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