ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΕΥΣΗΣ, καταδεσμευσης
KATADESMEUSĒS, katadesmeusēs
Sounds Like: kah-tah-des-MEV-sees
Translations: you may bind fast, you may tie down, you may restrain, you may put under a spell, you may bewitch
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to bind fast,' 'to tie down,' 'to restrain,' or 'to put under a spell/bewitch.' It is often used in contexts of physical restraint or, more metaphorically, of spiritual or magical binding. It is a compound word formed from 'κατά' (down, against) and 'δεσμεύω' (to bind).
Inflection: 2nd Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive or Imperative
Strong’s number: G2611 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 7:8
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 7:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΕΥΣΕΙ — he will bind up, he will tie up, he will bandage, he will restrain
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΕΥΩ — to bind fast, to tie down, to tie up, to bind
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