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
σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos): Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
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σύνδεσμοςG4886
Pronunciationsýndesmos
What does σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos) mean in the Bible?
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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] bond1×Colossians 3:14
bond1×Ephesians 4:3
captive1×Acts 8:23
ligaments1×Colossians 2:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 8:23
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Acts1Ephesians1Colossians2
Source forms
σύνδεσμον1xsyndesmonActs 8:23
σύνδεσμος1xsyndesmosColossians 3:14
συνδέσμῳ1xsyndesmōEphesians 4:3
συνδέσμων1xsyndesmōnColossians 2:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xActs 8:23
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xEphesians 4:3
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xColossians 2:19
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xColossians 3:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
Strong'sG4886
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkColossians 3:12–17Source Gloss
bond(age)
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 8:23Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σύνδεσμονsundesmon
a band, bond
Read verseEphesians 4:3Noun Dative Singular Masculine
συνδέσμῳsundesmw
a band, bond
Read verseColossians 2:19Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
συνδέσμωνsundesmwn
a band, bond
Read verseColossians 3:14Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σύνδεσμοςsundesmov
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 patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineCol 3:141×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineCol 2:191×
Dative · Singular · MasculineEph 4:31×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineActs 8:231×
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
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