noun · neuter
desmem
Greekδεσμόν (desmon)
Strong’sG1199
a bond, chain
stem desm-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δεσμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< δέω), [in LXX chiefly for אסר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1199 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddes-mon'
a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
Fromneuter and masculine respectively from G1210;
King Jamesband, bond, chain, string.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | desmem | desmeim2×δεσμὰ |
| of, belonging to genitive | desmeu | desmeiu |
| to, for dative | desme | desmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
desme 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
desmeim“chains”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Acts 16:26“chains”afnōs de seismos gineta megos hōste saleuira teim themelieim teu desmōtērieu, anoigila de parachrēma tais thurais pantais, kai pantoiu teim desmeim aniēkita.Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
Acts 20:23“chains”plēn hoti tem pneumem tem hagiem kata politan diamarturetō mi legarōtem hoti desmeim kai thlipsiais min menalō;I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
desmeim1×
Luke 8:29“bonds”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.