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Lexicon :: Strong's G254 - halysis

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ἅλυσις
Transliteration
halysis (Key)
Pronunciation
hal'-oo-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Strong’s Definitions

ἅλυσις hálysis, hal'-oo-sis; of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle:—bonds, chain.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G254 in the following manner: chain (10x), bonds (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G254 in the following manner: chain (10x), bonds (1x).
  1. a chain, bond by which the body or any part of it (hands, feet) is bound

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἅλυσις hálysis, hal'-oo-sis; of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle:—bonds, chain.
STRONGS G254:
ἅλυσις, or as it is commonly written ἅλυσις [see WH's Appendix, p. 144], -εως, , (from the α privative and λύω, because a chain is ἄλυτος, i. e., not to be loosed [others from the root val, and allied with εἱλέω, to restrain, ἁλίζω, to collect, crowd; Curtius, § 660; Vanicek, p. 898]), a chain, bond, by which the body, or any part of it (the hands, feet), is bound: Mark 5:3; Acts 21:33; Acts 28:20; Revelation 20:1; ἐν ἁλύσει in chains, a prisoner, Ephesians 6:20; οὐκ ἐπαισχύνθη τὴν ἅλ. μου he was not ashamed of my bonds, i. e., did not desert me because I was a prisoner, 2 Timothy 1:16, specifically used of a manacle or handcuff, the chain by which the hands are bound together [yet cf. Meyer on Mark as below; per contra especially Bp. Lightfoot on Philippians, p. 8]: Mark 5:4; [Luke 8:29]; Acts 12:6f (From Herodotus down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
5:3; 5:4
Luke
8:29
Acts
12:6; 21:33; 28:20
Ephesians
6:20
2 Timothy
1:16
Revelation
20:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G254 matches the Greek ἅλυσις (halysis),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:3 -

He lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore ​— ​not even with a chain ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:4 -

because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had torn the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 -

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 -

When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 -

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up! ” And the chains fell off his wrists.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 -

Then the commander approached, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 -

“For this reason I’ve asked to see you and speak to you. In fact, it is for the hope of Israel that I’m wearing this chain.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:20 -

For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:16 -

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:1 -

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

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