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Lexicon :: Strong's G1199 - desmos

Aa
δεσμός
Transliteration
desmos (Key)
Pronunciation
des-mon'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter and masculine respectively from δέω (G1210)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:43,*

Strong’s Definitions

δεσμόν desmón, des-mon'; neuter and masculine respectively from G1210; a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability:—band, bond, chain, string.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G1199 in the following manner: bond (15x), band (3x), string (1x), chain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G1199 in the following manner: bond (15x), band (3x), string (1x), chain (1x).

  1. a band or bond

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δεσμόν desmón, des-mon'; neuter and masculine respectively from G1210; a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability:—band, bond, chain, string.
STRONGS G1199:
δεσμός, -οῦ, ὁ, (δέω) [from Homer down], a band or bond: Mark 7:35 (ἐλύθη ὁ δεσμὸς τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ, i. e. the impediment in his speech was removed); Luke 13:16 (λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ, of a woman bowed together, held fast as it were by a bond).
The plural form τά δεσμά the more common form in Greek writings (Winers Grammar, 63 (62) [cf. Buttmann, 23 (21); see below]), is found in Luke 8:29; Acts 16:26; Acts 20:23; the other form οἱ δεσμοί in Philippians 1:13 (ὥστε τοὺς δεσμούς μου φανεροὺς ἐν Χριστῷ γενέσθαι, so that my captivity became manifest as made for the cause of Christ), ["δεσμά sunt vincula quibus quis constringitur, sed δεσμός est in carcerem conjectio et captivitas in vinculis... Utraque forma et ceteri Graeci omnes et Attici utuntur, sed non promiscue ut inter se permutari possint." Cobet as quoted in Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 353]; the genitive and dative in Acts 22:30 Rec.; Acts 23:29; 26:29, 31; Philippians 1:7, 14, 16 (Phil 1:17); Colossians 4:18; 2 Timothy 2:9; Philemon 1:10; Hebrews 10:34 R Tr marginal reading; Hebrews 11:36; Jude 1:6; ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, in the captivity into which the preaching of the gospel has thrown me, Philemon 1:13 [Winer's Grammar, 189 (178); cf. reference under the word δέσμιος, at the end].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
7:35
Luke
8:29; 13:16
Acts
16:26; 20:23; 22:30; 23:29; 26:29; 26:31
Philippians
1:7; 1:13; 1:14; 1:16; 1:17
Colossians
4:18
2 Timothy
2:9
Philemon
1:10; 1:13
Hebrews
10:34; 11:36
Jude
1:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1199 matches the Greek δεσμός (desmos),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:35 - And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23 - Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:29 - Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:29 - And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:31 - And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:7 - So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:13 - So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:14 - And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:17 - But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:18 - I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:9 - In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:10 - My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:36 - And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:6 - And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.
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