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Lexicon :: Strong's G1210 - deō

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δέω
Transliteration
deō (Key)
Pronunciation
deh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root
mGNT
43x in 21 unique form(s) TR
44x in 22 unique form(s) LXX
103x in 45 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 2:60,148

Strong’s Definitions

δέω déō, deh'-o; a primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also G1163, G1189.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's G1210 in the following manner: bind (37x), tie (4x), knit (1x), be in bonds (1x), wind (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's G1210 in the following manner: bind (37x), tie (4x), knit (1x), be in bonds (1x), wind (1x).

  1. to bind tie, fasten

    1. to bind, fasten with chains, to throw into chains

    2. metaph.

      1. Satan is said to bind a woman bent together by means of a demon, as his messenger, taking possession of the woman and preventing her from standing upright

      2. to bind, put under obligation, of the law, duty etc.

        1. to be bound to one, a wife, a husband

      3. to forbid, prohibit, declare to be illicit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δέω déō, deh'-o; a primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also G1163, G1189.
STRONGS G1210:
δέω: [future δήσω]; 1 aorist ἔδησα; perfect participle δεδεκώς (Acts 22:29); passive, perfect δέδεμαι; 1 aorist infinitive δεθῆναι (Acts 21:33); Sept. chiefly for אָסַר; [from Homer down]; to bind, tie, fasten;
1. properly: τί, εἰς δεσμάς, Matthew 13:30 [Tr WH brackets G probably omit εἰς, cf. Buttmann, 150 (131); Winer's Grammar, 225 (211)]; ὀθόνη τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς δεδεμ. a sheet bound by the four corners (to the sky), Acts 10:11 (G L T Tr WH omit δεδεμ. καί); an animal, to prevent it from straying around, ὄνος δεδεμένη, πῶλος δεδεμένος, Matthew 21:2; Mark 11:2; Luke 19:30; with πρὸς τ. θύραν added, Mark 11:4; with the accusative of person to bind, to fasten with chains, to throw into chains: ἀγγέλους, Revelation 9:14; a madman, πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσι, Mark 5:3f; captives, [Matt 12:29]; Matt 14:3; 22:13; 27:2; [Mark 3:27]; Mark 6:17; 15:1; John 18:12; Acts 9:14; Acts 21:11; Acts 22:29; Revelation 20:2; Passive, Mark 15:7; John 18:24; Acts 9:2, 21 (in the last two passages δεδεμένον ἄγειν τινά); Acts 21:13; Acts 22:5; Acts 24:27; Colossians 4:3; ἁλύσεσι, Acts 12:6; Acts 21:33; ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ οὐ δέδεται, figuratively for these bonds of mine in no way hinder its course, i. e. the preaching, extension, and efficacy of the gospel, 2 Timothy 2:9; the bodies of the dead, which were accustomed to be bound with bandages and linen cloths: ὁ τεθνηκὼς δεδεμένος τοὺς πόδας κ. τὰς χεῖρας κειρίαις, bound hand and foot with grave-cloths, John 11:44; τὸ σῶμα ὀθονίοις (Tdf. 2, 7 ἐν ὀθον.), to swathe in linen cloths, John 19:40.
2. metaphorically,
a. Satan is said δῆσαι a woman bent together, i. e. by means of a demon, as his messenger, taking possession of the woman and preventing her from standing upright, Luke 13:16 cf. Luke 13:11.
b. to bind, i. e. put under obligation, namely, of law, duty, etc.: δεδεμένος τῷ πνεύματι, bound or constrained in my spirit, i. e. compelled by my convictions, Acts 20:22 (so not infrequent in Greek authors as Plato, rep. 8, p. 567 d. ἀνάγκῃ δέδεται ἣ προστάττει αὐτῷ); with the dative of person δεδέσθαι τινί, to be bound to one: ἀνδρί, of a wife, Romans 7:2; γυναικί, of a husband, 1 Corinthians 7:27; δέδεται absolutely, opposed to ἐλευθέρα ἐστί, 1 Corinthians 7:39; (Achilles Tatius 1, 11, p. 41 ἄλλῃ δέδεμαι παρθένῳ, Jamblichus, vit. Pythagoras 11, 56 τὴν μὲν ἄγαμον,... τὴν δὲ πρὸς ἄνδρα δεδεμένην).
c. by a Chaldean and rabbinical idiom (equivalent to אֲסַר), to forbid, prohibit, declare to be illicit: Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18. [Compare: κατα-, περι-, συν-, ὑποδέω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
12:29; 13:30; 14:3; 16:19; 18:18; 21:2; 22:13; 27:2
Mark
3:27; 5:3; 6:17; 11:2; 11:4; 15:1; 15:7
Luke
13:11; 13:16; 19:30
John
11:44; 18:12; 18:24; 19:40
Acts
9:2; 9:14; 9:21; 10:11; 12:6; 20:22; 21:11; 21:13; 21:33; 21:33; 22:5; 22:29; 22:29; 24:27
Romans
7:2
1 Corinthians
7:27; 7:39
Colossians
4:3
2 Timothy
2:9
Revelation
9:14; 20:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1210 matches the Greek δέω (deō),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - and he asked for letters [of authority] from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there belonging to [fn]the Way [believers, followers of Jesus the Messiah], men and women alike, he could arrest them and bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:14 - and here [in Damascus] he has authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call on Your name [confessing You as Savior].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:21 - All those who heard him continued to be amazed and said, “Is this not the man who in Jerusalem attacked those who called on this name [of Jesus], and had come here [to Damascus] for the express purpose of bringing them bound [with chains] before the chief priests?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 -

The very night before Herod was to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries were in front of the door guarding the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:22 - “And now, compelled by the Spirit and obligated by my convictions, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - And coming to [see] us, he took Paul’s [wide] [fn]band (belt, sash) and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this same way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this band, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles (pagans).’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart [like this]? For I am ready not only to be bound and imprisoned, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the commander came up and arrested Paul, and ordered that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - as the high priest and all the Council of the elders (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) can testify; because from them I received letters to the brothers, and I was on my way to Damascus in order to bring those [believers] who were there to Jerusalem in chains to be punished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - So those who were about to interrogate him by torture immediately let him go; and the commander was also afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman and he had put him in chains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:27 - But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded [in office] by [fn]Porcius Festus; and wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul imprisoned.
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