The meaning of “δεσμόν”
Understanding desmón reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
neuter and masculine respectively from δέω band, bond, chain, string. - a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (...
δεσμόν
neuter and masculine respectively from δέω band, bond, chain, string. - a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner) - figuratively, an impediment or disability
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 7:35 | “And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.” Word: δεσμόν (desmón) | |
| Luke 13:16 | “And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?” Word: δεσμόν (desmón) | |
| Acts 23:29 | “Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.” Word: δεσμόν (desmón) | |
| Philippians 1:14 | “And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” Word: δεσμόν (desmón) | |
| Colossians 4:18 | “The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus. ” Word: δεσμόν (desmón) |