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δεσμόν G1199

G1199 is the Greek word δεσμόν, transliterated desmón. The King James Version most often renders it bonds.

Word: δεσμόνTransliteration: desmónLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability.

Where it comes from

neuter and masculine respectively from G1210 (δέω).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bonds 9×bands 3×string 1×bond 1×chains 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: band, bond, chain, string.

Verses using δεσμόν

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Mark 7:35 · KJV

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

Luke 8:29 · KJV

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

Luke 13:16 · KJV

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

Acts 16:26 · KJV

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

Acts 20:23 · KJV

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

Acts 22:30 · KJV

On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Philippians 1:7 · KJV

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

Philippians 1:13 · KJV

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

Philippians 1:14 · KJV

And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

Colossians 4:18 · KJV

The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

2 Timothy 2:9 · KJV

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

Philemon 1:13 · KJV

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

Hebrews 10:34 · KJV

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

Hebrews 11:36 · KJV

And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

Jude 1:6 · KJV

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Common questions

What does Strong's G1199 mean?

G1199 is the Greek word δεσμόν (desmón), meaning a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability.

How is G1199 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bonds (9 times), bands (3 times), string (1 time), bond (1 time), chains (1 time).

How many times does G1199 appear in the Bible?

δεσμόν (desmón) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G1199 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: neuter and masculine respectively from G1210 (δέω).

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