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ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ, συνδεσμος

SYNDESMOS, syndesmos

Sounds Like: soon-DES-moss

Translations: bond, a bond, ligament, band, connection

From the root: ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to something that binds or holds things together, such as a physical bond, a ligament in the body, or a metaphorical connection. It is a compound word, formed from 'σύν' (together with) and 'δεσμός' (a bond or chain). It can be used to describe unity or the means by which things are joined.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G4886 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • Colossians — 3:14

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ.

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.

  • ΣΥΔΕΣΜΟΝ — bond, a bond, chain, a chain, fetter, a fetter, ligament, a ligament
  • ΣΥΝΔΕΣΙΝ — bond, a bond, connection, a connection, ligament, a ligament, joint, a joint
  • ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΙ — bonds, ligaments, joints, connections
  • ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΝ — bond, a bond, ligament, a ligament, band, a band, tie, a tie, chain, a chain, connection, a connection
  • ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΥΣ — bonds, chains, fetters, ligaments
  • ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΩ — (to) a bond, (to) a ligament, (to) a joint, (to) a band, (to) a tie, bond, ligament, joint, band, tie
  • ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΩΝ — of joints, of ligaments, of bonds, of connections

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