King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1195
Transliteration: desmeuō
Phonetic Spelling: (des-myoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bind together, to fetter
Meaning: to bind together, to fetter
δεσμεύω; (imperfect passive 3 person singular ἐδεσμεύετο (Luke 8:29 T Tr WH)); (δεσμός);
Word Summary
desmeuō: to bind together, to fetter
Original Word: δεσμεύωTransliteration: desmeuō
Phonetic Spelling: (des-myoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bind together, to fetter
Meaning: to bind together, to fetter
Strong's Concordance
bind togetherFrom a (presumed) derivative of desmeo; to be a binder (captor), i.e. To enchain (a prisoner), to tie on (a load) -- bind.
see GREEK desmeo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1195: δεσμεύωδεσμεύω; (imperfect passive 3 person singular ἐδεσμεύετο (Luke 8:29 T Tr WH)); (δεσμός);
a. to put in chains: Luke 8:29 T Tr WH; Acts 22:4; (the Sept. Judges 16:11; Euripides, Bacch. 616; Xenophon, Hier. 6, 14; Plato, legg. 7, p. 808 d.).
b. to bind up, bind together: φορτία, Matthew 23:4; (δράγματα, Genesis 37:7; Judith 8:3. (Hesiod, Works, 479, others)).