verb

desmeuamō

Greekδεσμεύω (desmeuō)

Strong’sG1195

I bind, put in chains

stem desmeu-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

binding1×bound1×tie up1×

What it means

δεσμεύω

(< δεσμός), [in LXX for אָסַר (Jg 16:11, al.), אָלַם pi. (Ge 37:7, al.), etc.;]

1. to put in chains: Lk 8:29, Ac 22:4.

2. to bind, tie together: φορτία, Mt 23:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1195 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddes-myoo'-o

to be a binder (captor), i.e. to enchain (a prisoner), to tie on (a load)

Fromfrom a (presumed) derivative of G1196;

King Jamesbind.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
desmeualōδεσμεύουσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	tie up	1×
desmeuiteἐδεσμεύετο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular	bound	1×
desmeuarōtosδεσμεύων	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	binding	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	desmeuamō	desmeuame	desmeuami	desmeuama	desmeuamē	desmeuamelē
you 2nd person singular	desmeuasō	desmeuase	desmeuasi	desmeuasa	desmeuasē	desmeuaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuatō	desmeuate	desmeuati	desmeuata	desmeuatē	desmeuatelē
we 1st person plural	desmeuanō	desmeuane	desmeuani	desmeuana	desmeuanē	desmeuanelē
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuavō	desmeuave	desmeuavi	desmeuava	desmeuavē	desmeuavelē
they 3rd person plural	desmeualō1×δεσμεύουσιν	desmeuale	desmeuali	desmeuala	desmeualē	desmeualelē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	desmeuimō	desmeuime	desmeuimi	desmeuima	desmeuimē	desmeuimelē
you 2nd person singular	desmeuisō	desmeuise	desmeuisi	desmeuisa	desmeuisē	desmeuiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuitō	desmeuite1×ἐδεσμεύετο	desmeuiti	desmeuita	desmeuitē	desmeuitelē
we 1st person plural	desmeuinō	desmeuine	desmeuini	desmeuina	desmeuinē	desmeuinelē
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuivō	desmeuive	desmeuivi	desmeuiva	desmeuivē	desmeuivelē
they 3rd person plural	desmeuilō	desmeuile	desmeuili	desmeuila	desmeuilē	desmeuilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	desmeuameiō	desmeuameia	desmeuameiē
you 2nd person singular	desmeuaseiō	desmeuaseia	desmeuaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuateiō	desmeuateia	desmeuateiē
we 1st person plural	desmeuaneiō	desmeuaneia	desmeuaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuaveiō	desmeuaveia	desmeuaveiē
they 3rd person plural	desmeualeiō	desmeualeia	desmeualeiē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	desmeuimeiō	desmeuimeia	desmeuimeiē
you 2nd person singular	desmeuiseiō	desmeuiseia	desmeuiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuiteiō	desmeuiteia	desmeuiteiē
we 1st person plural	desmeuineiō	desmeuineia	desmeuineiē
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuiveiō	desmeuiveia	desmeuiveiē
they 3rd person plural	desmeuileiō	desmeuileia	desmeuileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	desmeuasōr	desmeuasar	desmeuasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuatōr	desmeuatar	desmeuatēr
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuavōr	desmeuavar	desmeuavēr
they 3rd person plural	desmeualōr	desmeualar	desmeualēr

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	desmeuisōr	desmeuisar	desmeuisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuitōr	desmeuitar	desmeuitēr
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuivōr	desmeuivar	desmeuivēr
they 3rd person plural	desmeuilōr	desmeuilar	desmeuilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	desmeuamoiō	desmeuamoia
you 2nd person singular	desmeuasoiō	desmeuasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuatoiō	desmeuatoia
we 1st person plural	desmeuanoiō	desmeuanoia
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuavoiō	desmeuavoia
they 3rd person plural	desmeualoiō	desmeualoia

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	desmeuimoiō	desmeuimoia
you 2nd person singular	desmeuisoiō	desmeuisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	desmeuitoiō	desmeuitoia
we 1st person plural	desmeuinoiō	desmeuinoia
ye 2nd person plural	desmeuivoiō	desmeuivoia
they 3rd person plural	desmeuiloiō	desmeuiloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	desmeuarō	desmeuari	desmeuara	desmeuarē
acted on passive voice	desmeuirō	desmeuiri	desmeuira	desmeuirē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	desmeuarōtos1×δεσμεύων	desmeuaritos	desmeuaratos	desmeuarētos
acted on passive voice	desmeuirōtos	desmeuiritos	desmeuiratos	desmeuirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

desmeustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

desmeu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

desmeualō“tie up”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 23:4“tie up”desmeualō de fortieim barueim kai epitithalō epi toin ōmoin toiu anthrōpoiu, autois de to daktulo autoiu ouk thelalō kinara auteim.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

desmeuite“bound”was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 8:29“bound”parangellate gar te pneume te akatharte exerchara apo tou anthrōpou. polloi gar chronoi sunarpazatelē auton, kai desmeuite halusiai kai pedai fulassirōtos, kai diarrēgnuarōtos teim desmeim elaunite hupo teu daimoneu eis tain erēmain.For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

desmeuarōtos“binding”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 22:4“binding”hos houtan tan hodan diōkama achri thanatou, desmeuarōtos kai paradōarōtos eis fulakain anēroin tē kai gunaikain,I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,