verb
desmeuamō
Strong’sG1195
I bind, put in chains
stem desmeu-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δεσμεύω
(< δεσμός), [in LXX for אָסַר (Jg 16:11, al.), אָלַם pi. (Ge 37:7, al.), etc.;]
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
fetter, put in chains, Refs 5th c.BC+; tie together, as corn in the sheaf, Refs 8th c.BC+; χόρτον Refs 3rd c.AD+; δ. ἔκ τινος bind fast to.., Refs 2nd c.BC+
II lay snares for, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| desmeualōδεσμεύουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | tie up | 1× |
| desmeuoteἐδεσμεύετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | bound | 1× |
| desmeuarōntosδεσμεύων | 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | desmeuomō | desmeuome | desmeuomē | desmeuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | desmeuosō | desmeuose | desmeuosē | desmeuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | desmeuotō | desmeuote1×ἐδεσμεύετο | desmeuotē | desmeuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | desmeuonō | desmeuone | desmeuonē | desmeuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | desmeuovō | desmeuove | desmeuovē | desmeuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | desmeuolō | desmeuole | desmeuolē | desmeuolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | desmeuomeiō | desmeuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | desmeuoseiō | desmeuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | desmeuoteiō | desmeuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | desmeuoneiō | desmeuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | desmeuoveiō | desmeuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | desmeuoleiō | desmeuoleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | desmeuosōr | desmeuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | desmeuotōr | desmeuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | desmeuovōr | desmeuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | desmeuolōr | desmeuolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | desmeuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | desmeuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | desmeuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | desmeuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | desmeuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | desmeuoloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | desmeuorō | desmeuorē |
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 | desmeuarōntos1×δεσμεύων | desmeuarintos | desmeuarantos | desmeuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | desmeuorōntos | desmeuorēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
desmeualō“tie up”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 23:4desmeualō de fortieim barueim kai epitithalō epi …They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them …
desmeuote“bound”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:29… polloi gar chronoi sunarpazatelē auton, kai desmeuote halusiai kai pedai fulassorōntos, kai diarrēgarōntos …… seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had …
desmeuarōntos“binding”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 22:4“binding”… houtan tan hodan diōkama achri thanatou, desmeuarōntos kai paradōarōntos eis fulakain androin tē …I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,