πέδη
pedē · shackle
Greek word · Strong’s number G3976 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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pedē (πέδη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shackle”.
A fetter for the feet.
How to say it
pe·dē
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
- Irons fastening a prisoner's feet.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Mark 5:4
because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
- 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.
And 1 more times.