δεσμεύω
desmeuō · tie up, bind
Greek word · Strong’s number G1195 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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desmeuō (δεσμεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tie up, bind”.
Put in chains.
How to say it
des·meu·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To fasten with cords or chains.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- binding ×1
- he was bound ×1
- they tie up ×1
Where it appears
- Matthew 23:4
And they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
- Luke 8:29
For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him, and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserted places.
- Acts 22:4
I persecuted this Way to the point of death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,