◄ 254. halusis ►
Strong's Lexicon halusis: Chain Original Word: ἅλυσις Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: halusis Pronunciation: hä'-lü-sēs Phonetic Spelling: (hal'-oo-sis) Definition: a (light) chain, bond. Meaning: A chain or shackle, typically used for binding prisoners. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀλύω (alyo), meaning "to restrain" or "to bind." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἅλυσις, similar concepts of chains and bondage can be found in the Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew word אֲסוּרִים (asurim), meaning "bonds" or "fetters," is often used in contexts that parallel the Greek usage of ἅλυσις. Another related term is כֶּבֶל (kevel), which also denotes chains or shackles. These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe physical restraints and are often metaphorically applied to spiritual or moral bondage. Usage: The term ἅλυσις is used in the New Testament to refer to physical chains or bonds, often in the context of imprisonment or captivity. Context: The Greek word ἅλυσις appears in several New Testament passages, primarily in the context of imprisonment and the physical restraint of individuals. It is often used to describe the chains that bound the Apostle Paul during his various imprisonments. The term conveys not only the physical aspect of being bound but also the spiritual and emotional trials associated with such captivity. In Acts 12:6, ἅλυσις is used to describe the chains that bound Peter while he was imprisoned by Herod: "On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison." Similarly, in Ephesians 6:20, Paul refers to himself as an "ambassador in chains" (ἅλυσις), highlighting his commitment to the gospel despite his physical restraints: "for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should." The use of ἅλυσις in the New Testament serves as a powerful metaphor for the trials faced by early Christians and the perseverance required to maintain faith under persecution. It also underscores the theme of spiritual freedom in Christ, contrasting the physical chains with the liberation found in the gospel. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition a chain NASB Translation chain (3), chains (8). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 254: ἅλυσις ἅλυσις, or as it is commonly written ἅλυσις (see WH's Appendix, p. 144), (εως, ἡ (from the alpha privative and λύω, because a chain is ἄλυτος, i. e., not to be loosed (others from the root val, and allied with εἱλέω, to restrain, ἁλίζω, to collect, crowd; Curtius, § 660; Vanicek, p. 898)), a chain, bond, by which the body, or any part of it (the hands, feet), is bound: Mark 5:3; Acts 21:33; Acts 28:20; Revelation 20:1; ἐν ἁλύσει in chains, a prisoner, Ephesians 6:20; οὐκ ἐπαισχυνθῇ τήν ἁλύσειν μου he was not ashamed of my bonds, i. e., did not desert me because I was a prisoner, 2 Timothy 1:16. specifically used of a manacle or handcuff, the chain by which the hands are bound together (yet cf. Meyer on Mark as below; per contra especially Lightfoot on Philippians, p. 8): Mark 5:4; (Luke 8:29); Acts 12:6f (From Herodotus down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bonds, chain. Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle -- bonds, chain. Forms and Transliterations αλυσει αλύσει ἁλύσει αλυσεις αλύσεις ἁλύσεις αλυσεσι αλύσεσι ἁλύσεσι αλύσεσιν ἁλύσεσιν αλυσιν άλυσιν άλυσίν ἅλυσιν ἅλυσίν alusei aluseis alusesi alusesin alusin halysei halýsei halyseis halýseis halysesi halýsesi halysesin halýsesin halysin hálysin hálysín Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Mark 5:3 N-DFS GRK: καὶ οὐδὲ ἁλύσει οὐκέτι οὐδεὶς NAS: him anymore, even with a chain; KJV: him, no, not with chains: INT: and not even with chains no longer anyone Mark 5:4 N-DFP GRK: πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσιν δεδέσθαι καὶ NAS: with shackles and chains, and the chains KJV: and chains, and INT: with shackles and chains had been bound and Mark 5:4 N-AFP GRK: αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις καὶ τὰς NAS: and chains, and the chains had been torn apart KJV: and the chains had been plucked asunder INT: him the chains and the Luke 8:29 N-DFP GRK: καὶ ἐδεσμεύετο ἁλύσεσιν καὶ πέδαις NAS: and he was bound with chains and shackles KJV: bound with chains and INT: and he was bound with chains and shackles Acts 12:6 N-DFP GRK: στρατιωτῶν δεδεμένος ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν φύλακές NAS: with two chains, and guards KJV: bound with two chains: and the keepers INT: soldiers bound with chains two guards Acts 12:7 N-NFP GRK: αὐτοῦ αἱ ἁλύσεις ἐκ τῶν NAS: up quickly. And his chains fell off KJV: And his chains fell off from INT: of him the chains from the Acts 21:33 N-DFP GRK: ἐκέλευσεν δεθῆναι ἁλύσεσι δυσί καὶ NAS: with two chains; and he [began] asking KJV: two chains; and INT: commanded [him] to be bound with chains two and Acts 28:20 N-AFS GRK: Ἰσραὴλ τὴν ἅλυσιν ταύτην περίκειμαι NAS: this chain for the sake KJV: I am bound with this chain. INT: of Israel the chain this I have around [me] Ephesians 6:20 N-DFS GRK: πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει ἵνα ἐν NAS: I am an ambassador in chains; that in [proclaiming] it I may speak boldly, KJV: in bonds: that INT: I am an ambassador in a chain that in 2 Timothy 1:16 N-AFS GRK: καὶ τὴν ἅλυσίν μου οὐκ NAS: me and was not ashamed of my chains; KJV: ashamed of my chain: INT: and the chain of me not Revelation 20:1 N-AFS GRK: ἀβύσσου καὶ ἅλυσιν μεγάλην ἐπὶ NAS: and a great chain in his hand. KJV: and a great chain in his INT: abyss and a chain great in Strong's Greek 254 11 Occurrences ἁλύσει — 2 Occ. ἁλύσεις — 2 Occ. ἁλύσεσι — 1 Occ. ἁλύσεσιν — 3 Occ. ἅλυσιν — 3 Occ.