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GreekG4886Noun (Masculine)

σύνδεσμος

sundesmos

4Occurrences
G4886Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

from G4862 (σύν) and G1199 (δεσμόν);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
that which binds together, a bond: of the ligaments of the body. Metaphorical, σ. ἀδικίας; τελειότητος; εἰρήνης, (see Lft., Col., ll. with).
LXX: for קֶשֶׁר, קְטַר, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

σύνδεσμος appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Colossians
2
Acts
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

Acts 8:23BSB

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Colossians 2:19BSB

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.

Colossians 3:14BSB

And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

Ephesians 4:3BSB

and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.