noun · masculine

sundesmos

Greekσύνδεσμος (sundesmos)

Strong’sG4886

a band, bond

stem sundesm-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

bond2×bound1×ligaments1×

What it means

σύν-δεσμος, -ου, ὁ

(< συνδέω), [in LXX for קשׁר, קטר, etc.;]

that which binds together, a bond: of the ligaments of the body, Col 2:19. Metaph., σ. ἀδικίας, Ac 8:23; τ. τελειότητος, Col 3:14; τ. εἰρήνης, Eph 4:3 (v. Lft., Col., ll. c.).†

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

Strong’s G4886 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoon'-des-mos

a joint tie, i.e. ligament, (figuratively) uniting principle, control

Fromfrom G4862 and G1199;

King Jamesband, bond.

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 nominative	sundesmos1×σύνδεσμος	sundesmois
object accusative	sundesmon1×σύνδεσμον	sundesmoin
direct address vocative	sundesmor	sundesmoir
of, belonging to genitive	sundesmou	sundesmoiu1×συνδέσμων
to, for dative	sundesmo1×συνδέσμῳ	sundesmoi

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

sundesmstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

sundesmo 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

sundesmos“bond”subjectnominative singular1×

Colossians 3:14“bond”epi pantei de houtei tan agapan, hem atō sundesmos tau teleiotau.And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

sundesmon“bound”objectaccusative singular1×

Acts 8:23“bound”eis gar cholan pikriau kai sundesmon adikiau horamō sin arōton.For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

sundesmo“bond”to, fordative singular1×

Ephesians 4:3“bond”spoudazarōtois tērarō tan henotan teu pneumeu en to sundesmo tau eirēnau;and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

sundesmoiu“ligaments”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Colossians 2:19“ligaments”kai ouk kratarōtos tan kefalan, ek hou pantem tem sōmem dia taiu hafaiu kai sundesmoiu epichorēgirōtem kai sumbibazirōtem auxatō tan auxēsian tou theou.He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.