Definition
δέω (I),
[in LXX chiefly for אסר ;]
to tie, bind, fasten;
(1) with accusative of thing(s), before εἰς δεσμάς, Matthew 13:30; of an ass, Matthew 21:2, Mark 11:2, 4 Luke 19:30.
(2) with accusative of person(s), of swathing a dead body, ὀθονίοις, John 19:40; δεδομένος τ. πόδας . . . κειρίαις (Bl., §34, 6; Kühner 3, iii, 125), John 11:44; of binding with chains, ἀγγέλους, Revelation 9:14; a demoniac, πέδαις κ. ἁλύσεσι, Mark 5:3, 4; captives, Matthew 12:29; 14:3; 22:13; 27:2, Mark 3:27; 6:17; 15:1, 7, John 18:12, 24, Acts 9:2, 14, 21; 21:11, 13; 22:5, 29; 24:27, Colossians 4:3, Revelation 20:2; ἁλύσεσι, Acts 12:6; 21:33. Metaphorical, ὁ λόγος τ. Θεοῦ, 2 Timothy 2:9; of Satan binding by disease (MM, see word), Luke 13:16; of constraint or obligation, Acts 20:22; of the marriage bond, 1 Corinthians 7:39; id. with dative of person(s), ἀνδρί, Romans 7:2; γυναικί, 1 Corinthians 7:27; in Rabbinic lang. (Dalman, Words, 213f.), to forbid, declare forbidden, Matthew 16:19; 18:18 (cf. κατα-, περι-, συν-, ὐπο-δέω; Cremer, 82).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δέω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
43 total
- Matthew 12:29δήσῃ · ties upOr again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
- Matthew 13:30δήσατε · tieLet both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Matthew 14:3ἔδησεν · [and] boundNow Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
- Matthew 16:19δήσῃς · you bind; δεδεμένον · boundI will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
- Matthew 18:18δήσητε · you bind; δεδεμένα · boundTruly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
- Matthew 21:2δεδεμένην · tied [there]…saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
- Matthew 22:13Δήσαντες · TieThen the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matthew 27:2δήσαντες · They boundThey bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
- Mark 3:27δήσῃ · he first ties upIndeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
- Mark 5:3δῆσαι · be restrainedThis man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
- Mark 5:4δεδέσθαι · boundThough he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
- Mark 6:17ἔδησεν · boundFor Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Mark 11:2δεδεμένον · tied [there]…and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
- Mark 11:4δεδεμένον · tiedSo they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
- Mark 15:1δήσαντες · They boundEarly in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
- Mark 15:7δεδεμένος · imprisonedAnd a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
- Luke 13:16ἔδησεν · has kept boundThen should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
- Luke 19:30δεδεμένον · tied [there]…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
- John 11:44δεδεμένος · boundThe man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
- John 18:12ἔδησαν · boundThen the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
- John 18:24δεδεμένον · [ still ] boundThen Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
- John 19:40ἔδησαν · wrappedSo they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
- Acts 9:2δεδεμένους · he could bring them as prisoners…and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Acts 9:14δῆσαι · to arrestAnd now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
- Acts 9:21δεδεμένους · as prisonersAll who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
- Acts 12:6δεδεμένος · boundOn the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
- Acts 20:22δεδεμένος · compelledAnd now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
- Acts 21:11δήσας · bound; δήσουσιν · will bindComing over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
- Acts 21:13δεθῆναι · to be boundThen Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- Acts 21:33δεθῆναι · he be boundThe commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
- Acts 22:5δεδεμένους · to apprehend…as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
- Acts 22:29δεδεκώς · he had putAt once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
- Acts 24:27δεδεμένον · in prisonAfter two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
- Romans 7:2δέδεται · is boundFor instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
- 1 Corinthians 7:27δέδεσαι · Are you committedAre you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:39δέδεται · is boundA wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
- Colossians 4:3δέδεμαι · I am in chains…as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
- 2 Timothy 2:9δέδεται · cannot be chained…for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
- Revelation 9:14δεδεμένους · are bound…saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
- Revelation 20:2ἔδησεν · boundHe seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.