Strong’s G1195 · Greek
δεσμεύω
desmeúō · des-myoo'-o
Origin from a (presumed) derivative of δεσμέω (G1196);
Meaning to be a binder (captor), i.e. to enchain (a prisoner), to tie on (a load)
In the King James Version bind.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 23:4For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
- Acts 22:4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.