Strong's Greek · G1196

G1196 desméō

δεσμέω

des-meh'-o

to shackle

Looking for Hebrew H1196 Baʻănâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1196. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

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Definition

to tie, i.e. shackle

In the King James Version

bind

Derivation

from G1199 (δεσμόν);

Occurrences

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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