What does σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos) mean in the Bible?
σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos): Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
Greek · G4886
σύνδεσμος
Bond(age)
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σύνδεσμος G4886
Pronunciation sýndesmos
What does σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos) mean in the Bible?
σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos): Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4886?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] bond (1), bond (1), captive (1), ligaments (1).
Where does σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 8:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (2), Acts (1), Ephesians (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 [the] bond 1× Colossians 3:14
bond 1× Ephesians 4:3
captive 1× Acts 8:23
ligaments 1× Colossians 2:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 8:23
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Acts 1 Ephesians 1 Colossians 2
Source forms
σύνδεσμον 1x syndesmon Acts 8:23
σύνδεσμος 1x syndesmos Colossians 3:14
συνδέσμῳ 1x syndesmō Ephesians 4:3
συνδέσμων 1x syndesmōn Colossians 2:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 8:23
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Ephesians 4:3
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Colossians 2:19
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Colossians 3:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
Strong's G4886
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Colossians 3:12–17 Source Gloss
bond(age)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
(συνδέω), [in LXX for קֶשֶׁר, קְטַר, etc. ;] that which binds together, a bond: of the ligaments of the body, Col.2:19. Metaphorical, σ. ἀδικίας, Act.8:23; τ. τελειότητος, Col.3:14; τ. εἰρήνης, Eph.4:3 (see Lft., Col., ll. with).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 8:23 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σύνδεσμον sundesmon
a band, bond
Read verse Ephesians 4:3 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
συνδέσμῳ sundesmw
a band, bond
Read verse Colossians 2:19 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
συνδέσμων sundesmwn
a band, bond
Read verse Colossians 3:14 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σύνδεσμος sundesmov
a band, bond
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Col 3:14 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Col 2:19 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Eph 4:3 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 8:23 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
bond
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Word Origins
σύνδεσμος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes love as the binding force of spiritual unity. Colossians 3:12–17
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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