Strong's Greek · G4886

σύνδεσμος

sýndesmos

band, bond

Definition

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

Derivation

from G4862 (σύν) and G1199 (δεσμόν);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Colossians 2:19

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 3:14

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

Ephesians 4:3

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

Acts 8:23

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

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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