δεσμόνdesmón

Meanings

Same root

• δέωdéō · G1210to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
• δεσμοφύλαξdesmophýlax · G1200a jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
• δέσμιοςdésmios · G1198a captive (as bound)
• δεσμέωdesméō · G1196to tie, i.e. shackle
• δεσμωτήριονdesmōtḗrion · G1201a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
• σύνδεσμοςsýndesmos · G4886a joint tie, i.e. ligament, (figuratively) uniting principle, control

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• Mark 7:35 Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!
• Luke 8:29 For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power.
• Luke 13:16 This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”
• Acts 16:26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
• Acts 20:23 except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.
• Acts 23:29 I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.