ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figurativ

: metaph., ; , (for this expression in , v. Deiss., , 306 ff.; of actual bonds, v. Ruth., , 9). Pl., , ; (as also in cl.), , ; gen., dat., , , , , , , , , , ; .† a band, bond Lk 13:16 Mk 7:35 Phl 1:13 Lk 8:29 Ac 16:26 20:23 Ac 23:29 26:29 31 Phl 1:7 14 17 Col 4:18 II Ti 2:9 Phm 10 He 11:36 Ju 6 Phm 13 ὁ δεσμὸς τ. γλώσσης π. δεσμοί δεσμά ἐν τοῖς δ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου LAE Gr.

banden, band

a bond, chain, imprisonment; a string or ligament, an impediment, infirmity.

chain

a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability

band, bond, chain, string

a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner)

figuratively, an impediment or disability

δεσμός, -οῦ, ὁ (δέω), [in LXX chiefly for אסר ;] a band, bond: metaphorically, Luk.13:16; ὁ δεσμὸς τ. γλώσσης, Mrk.7:35 (for this expression in π., see Deiss., LAE, 306 ff.; of actual bonds, see Ruth., Gr., 9). Pl., δεσμοί, Php.1:13; δεσμά (as also in cl.), Luk.8:29, Act.16:26 20:23; genitive, dative, Act.23:29 26:29, 31, Php.1:7, 14, 17, Col.4:18, 2Ti.2:9, Phm 10, Heb.11:36, Ju 6; ἐν τοῖς δ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Phm 13.† (AS)