◄ 1196. desmeó ►
Strong's Lexicon desmeó: To bind, to tie, to fasten Original Word: δεσμεύω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: desmeó Pronunciation: des-myoo'-o Phonetic Spelling: (des-meh'-o) Definition: To bind, to tie, to fasten Meaning: I bind, confine. Word Origin: From δεσμός (desmos), meaning "a bond" or "chain." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H631 (אָסַר, 'asar): To bind, imprison, tie, gird - H7194 (קָשַׁר, qashar): To bind, tie, conspire Usage: The verb "desmeó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of binding or tying something or someone. It can refer to physical binding, such as tying up a person or object, or metaphorically, to describe spiritual or moral binding. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, binding was a common practice for securing prisoners or slaves, ensuring they could not escape. The concept of binding also had spiritual connotations, as it was often used in religious or legal contexts to signify an obligation or a covenant. In Jewish tradition, binding and loosing were terms used by rabbis to denote the authority to declare what was permitted or forbidden according to the law. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin variant reading for desmeuó, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1196: δεσμέω δεσμέω, δεσμῷ: (imperfect passive 3 person singular ἐδεσμεῖτο); to bind, tie: Luke 8:29 R G L; see δεσμεύω. ((Aristotle, de plant. 1, 2, p. 817b, 21; others); Heliodorus 8, 9.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bind, shackle From desmon; to tie, i.e. Shackle -- bind. see GREEK desmon Forms and Transliterations εδεσμείτο Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance δερματίνην — 2 Occ. δαρήσεσθε — 1 Occ. δαρήσεται — 2 Occ. δείραντες — 4 Occ. δέρει — 1 Occ. δέρεις — 1 Occ. δέρων — 2 Occ. δέροντες — 2 Occ. ἔδειραν — 2 Occ. δεσμεύων — 1 Occ. ἐδεσμεύετο — 1 Occ. δέσμας — 1 Occ. δεσμίων — 1 Occ. δέσμιοι — 1 Occ. δεσμίοις — 1 Occ. δέσμιον — 5 Occ. δέσμιος — 7 Occ. δεσμίους — 2 Occ. δεσμὰ — 3 Occ. δεσμῶν — 6 Occ.