Strong's Lexicon sundesmos: Bond, ligament, uniting principle Original Word: σύνδεσμος Word Origin: From σύν (syn, meaning "together") and δεσμός (desmos, meaning "a band" or "a bond") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sundesmos," the concept of a bond or unity can be related to Hebrew terms like חֶבֶל (chebel, meaning "cord" or "band") and אֲחֻזָּה (achuzzah, meaning "possession" or "holding together"). Usage: The term "sundesmos" is used in the New Testament to describe a bond or connection that unites individuals or elements together. It often conveys the idea of a unifying force or principle that holds together a group or community, particularly in a spiritual or relational context. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a "bond" was significant in various contexts, including familial, social, and political relationships. Bonds were seen as essential for maintaining order and unity within communities. In the New Testament, the term is used metaphorically to describe the spiritual and relational ties that bind believers together in the body of Christ. HELPS Word-studies 4886 sýndesmos (from 4862 /sýn, "closely identity with" and 1210 /déō, "to bind") – properly, a bond (close union); a close (inner) identity which produces close harmony between members joined closely together (WP). [Note the "close, firm bond conveyed by syn (together," WS, 242).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sundeó Definition that which binds together, i.e. a bond NASB Translation bond (1), bond of unity (1), bondage (1), ligaments (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4886: σύνδεσμοςσύνδεσμος, συνδεσμου, ὁ (συνδέω); 1. that which binds together, a band, bond: of the ligaments by which the members of the human body are united together (Euripides, Hipp. 199; Tim. Locr., p. 100 b. (i. e., 3, 3, p. 386, Bekker edition); Aristotle, h. a. 10, 7, 3, p. 638b, 9; Galen), Colossians 2:19 (where see Lightfoot); tropically: τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς εἰρήνης, i. e. τῇ εἰρήνη ὡς συνδέσμῳ, Ephesians 4:3 (σύνδεσμος εὐνοίας καί φιλίας, Plutarch, Numbers 6); ἥτις ἐστι σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος, that in which all the virtues are so bound together that perfection is the result, and not one of them is lacking to that perfection, Colossians 3:14 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage). εἰς σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα, I see that you have fallen into (cf. εἰμί, V. 2 a., p. 179a, and see below) the bond of iniquity, i. e. forged by iniquity to fetter souls, Acts 8:23 (the phrase σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας occurs in another sense in Isaiah 58:6). 2. that which is bound together, a bundle: properly, σύνδεσμος ἐπιστολῶν, Herodian, 4, 12, 11 (6, Bekker edition); hence, some interpreters think that by σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας, in Acts 8:23 above, Simon is described as a bundle of iniquity, compacted as it were of iniquity (just as Cicero, in Pison. 9, 21 calls a certain man animal ex omnium scelerum importunitate ... concretum); but besides the circumstance that this interpretation is extremely bold, no examples can be adduced of this tropical use of the noun. From sun and desmon; a joint tie, i.e. Ligament, (figuratively) uniting principle, control -- band, bond. see GREEK sun see GREEK desmon Englishman's Concordance Acts 8:23 N-AMSGRK: πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ NAS: of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity. KJV: and [in] the bond of iniquity. INT: of bitterness and a bond of unrighteousness I see Ephesians 4:3 N-DMS Colossians 2:19 N-GMP Colossians 3:14 N-NMS Strong's Greek 4886 |
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