What does δεσμεύω (desmeúō) mean in the Bible?
δεσμεύω (desmeúō) is a Greek word meaning "to bind".
Greek · G1195
δεσμεύω
To bind
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δεσμεύω G1195
Pronunciation desmeúō
What does δεσμεύω (desmeúō) mean in the Bible?
δεσμεύω (desmeúō) is a Greek word meaning "to bind".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1195?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [though] he was bound (1), detaining (1), They tie up (1).
Where does δεσμεύω (desmeúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [though] he was bound 1× Luke 8:29
detaining 1× Acts 22:4
They tie up 1× Matthew 23:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:4 δεσμεύουσιν to They tie up Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 8:29 ἐδεσμεύετο to [though] he was bound Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 22:4 δεσμεύων to detaining Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
δεσμεύουσιν 1x desmeuousin Matthew 23:4
δεσμεύων 1x desmeuōn Acts 22:4
ἐδεσμεύετο 1x edesmeueto Luke 8:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:29
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 23:4
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 22:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bind
Strong's G1195
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to bind
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:4 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
δεσμεύουσι desmeuousin
I bind, put in chains
Read verse Acts 22:4 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
δεσμεύων desmeuwn
I bind, put in chains
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Active Matt 23:4 1×
Imperfect Passive Luke 8:29 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Acts 22:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δεσμεύω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain