δεσμεύω
desmeuō
“to bind”
Definition
to be a binder (captor), i.e. to enchain (a prisoner), to tie on (a load)
from a (presumed) derivative of G1196 (δεσμέω);
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Occurrences
δεσμεύω appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
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.
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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