δέωdéō
to tie, bind, fasten
Greek (New Testament) · G1210
Meanings
(1) with accusative of thing, followed by εἰς δεσμάς, Matthew 13:30; of an ass, Matthew 21:2, Mark 11:2, Mark 11:4, Luke 19:30.
(2) with accusative of person, of swathing a dead body, ὀθονίοις, John 19:40; δεδομένος τ. πόδας... κειρίαις, John 11:44; of binding with chains, ἀγγέλους, Revelation 9:14; a demoniac, πέδαις κ. ἁλύσεσι, Mark 5:3, Mark 5:4; captives, Matthew 12:29, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 27:2, Mark 3:27, Mark 6:17, Mark 15:1, Mark 15:7, John 18:12, John 18:24, Acts 9:2, Acts 9:14, Acts 9:21, Acts 21:11, Acts 21:13, Acts 22:5, Acts 22:29, Acts 24:27, Colossians 4:3, Revelation 20:2; ἁλύσεσι, Acts 12:6, Acts 21:33. Metaph., ὁ λόγος τ. Θεοῦ, 2 Timothy 2:9; of Satan binding by disease, Luke 13:16; of constraint or obligation, Acts 20:22; of the marriage bond, 1 Corinthians 7:39; id. with dative of person, ἀνδρί, Romans 7:2; γυναικί, 1 Corinthians 7:27; in Rabbinic lang., to forbid, declare forbidden, Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18.
Same root
- δέομαιdéomai · G1189to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
- περιδέωperidéō · G4019to bind around one, i.e. enwrap
- δῆμοςdēmos · G1218the public (as bound together socially)
- δοῦλοςdoûlos · G1401a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
- καταδέωkatadéō · G2611to tie down, i.e. bandage (a wound)
- δεσμόνdesmón · G1199a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
- δεσπότηςdespótēs · G1203an absolute ruler ("despot")
- δεῖdeî · G1163also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
Where it appears
Appears 43 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:29 For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
- Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”
- Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
- Matthew 16:19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”
- Matthew 18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
- Matthew 21:2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.
See every passage
- Matthew 12:29, 13:30, 14:3, 16:19, 18:18, 21:2, 22:13, 27:2
- Mark 3:27, 5:3, 5:4, 6:17, 11:2, 11:4, 15:1, 15:7
- Luke 13:16, 19:30
- John 11:44, 18:12, 18:24, 19:40
- Acts 9:2, 9:14, 9:21, 12:6, 20:22, 21:11, 21:13, 21:33, 22:5, 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
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.