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πέδη G3976

G3976 is the Greek word πέδη, transliterated pédē. The King James Version most often renders it fetters.

Word: πέδηTransliteration: pédēLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a shackle for the feet.

Where it comes from

ultimately from G4228 (πούς).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fetters 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: fetter.

Verses using πέδη

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Mark 5:4 · KJV

Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

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.)

Common questions

What does Strong's G3976 mean?

G3976 is the Greek word πέδη (pédē), meaning a shackle for the feet.

How is G3976 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fetters (3 times).

How many times does G3976 appear in the Bible?

πέδη (pédē) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G3976 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: ultimately from G4228 (πούς).

Nearby entries

G3973 · παύω — to stop (transitively or intransitively)…G3974 · Πάφος — Paphus, a place in Cyprus G3975 · παχύνω — to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten…G3977 · πεδινός — level (as easy for the feet)G3978 · πεζεύω — to foot a journey, i.e. travel by land G3979 · πεζῇ — foot-wise, i.e. by walking

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