What does ἅλυσις · πέδη mean in the Bible?
ἅλυσις · πέδη is a Greek phrase meaning "chains and shackles".
Greek · G254, G3976
ἁλύσεσιν καὶ πέδαις
A fetter or manacle · a shackle for the feet
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ἅλυσις G254 a fetter or manacle
Pronunciation hálysis
Physical restraint device, often literal chains binding prisoners or demon-possessed persons in NT narratives
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πέδη G3976 a shackle for the feet
Pronunciation pédē
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What does ἁλύσεσιν καὶ πέδαις (halysesin kai pedais) mean in the Bible?
ἅλυσις · πέδη is a Greek phrase meaning "chains and shackles".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G254, G3976?
G254, G3976 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. chains and shackles
Source Gloss
chains and shackles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Dative (6) Number pattern Plural (6)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 12:7 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 5:4 · Luke 8:29 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 21:33 4×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Mark 5:3 · Eph 6:20 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 28:20 · 2 Tim 1:16 · Rev 20:1 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Mark 5:4 1×
Word Origins
ἁλύσεσιν καὶ πέδαις is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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