ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΟΙΣ, καταδεσμοις
KATADESMOIS, katadesmois
Sounds Like: kah-tah-DESS-moys
Translations: to a binding, to a spell, to a charm, to a curse, to a bond, to an enchantment
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a binding, a spell, a charm, or a curse. It implies something that holds or restricts, often in a magical or supernatural sense. It can also refer to a bond or an enchantment. It is a compound word formed from 'κατά' (down, against) and 'δεσμός' (bond, chain).
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2694 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 85:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΟΣ — bond, chain, fetter, spell, charm, incantation
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΜΟΥΣ — bands, fetters, chains, a band, a fetter, a chain
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