Greek · G1196

δεσμέω

To shackle

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δεσμέω G1196

Pronunciation desméō

What does δεσμέω (desméō) mean in the Bible?

δεσμέω (desméō) is a Greek word meaning "to shackle".

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What does δεσμέω (desméō) mean in the Bible?

δεσμέω (desméō) is a Greek word meaning "to shackle".

Evidence Summary

Greek word. to shackle

Strong's G1196

Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 1 time

Verse guides 0 guides

Source Gloss

to shackle

Extended definition

Rec. for δεσμεύω, which see: Luk.8:29. δεσμεύω (δεσμός), [in LXX for אָסַר (Jdg.16:11, al.), אָלַם pi. (Gen.37:7, al.), etc. ;]

1to put in chains: Luk.8:29, Act.22:4.

2to bind, tie together: φορτία, Mat.23:4.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Greek Text Appearances

Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.

1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.

Luke 8:29 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative

ἐδεσμεῖτο

edesmeito

I bind

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Full 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.

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

background 1

Tense

imperfect 1

Voice

passive 1

Mood

indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 8:29 ἐδεσμεύετο imperfect passive indicative background

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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