σύνδεσμος

syndesmos · bond

Greek word · Strong’s number G4886 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

syndesmos (σύνδεσμος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bond”.

What binds or holds together.

How to say it

syn·des·mos

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

  1. What holds parts together, like a tie.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • bond ×3
  • ligaments ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 8:23

    For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness.”

  • Ephesians 4:3

    making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace:

  • Colossians 2:19

    and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supplied and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth of God.

  • Colossians 3:14

    And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of completeness.