Biblica Analytica
G1210 Greek

δέω

deō

to bind

Lexicon Entry

Definition
to bind
Transliteration
deō
Strong's Number
G1210
Occurrences
44

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

Based on the provided data, the word "δέω" (G1210: deō) means to bind. It occurs 44 times in the Bible, indicating its importance and recurring relevance in the authors' language. This word likely carries a wide range of connotations related to binding, such as physical restraints, spiritual obligations, or other types of commitments. The frequency of its use suggests that binding was a common concept in the authors' understanding, possibly highlighting the significance of responsibility, duty, or loyalty in the ancient world. The significance of "δέω" lies in its multifaceted connection to human relationships, obligations, and commitments, which likely played a significant role in shaping the cultures and societies in which the Bible was written.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G1210
Lemma
δέω
Transliteration
deō
Definition
to bind
Occurrences
44
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

44 total occurrences across the text

Matthew 21:2

saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.

Matthew 12:29

Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.

Matthew 13:30

Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”

Matthew 14:3

For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

Matthew 16:19

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

Matthew 16:19

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

Matthew 18:18

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Matthew 18:18

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’

Matthew 27:2

and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

Mark 11:2

and said to them, “Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him.

Mark 3:27

But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.

Mark 5:3

He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,

Mark 5:4

because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.

Mark 6:17

For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.

Mark 11:4

They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.

Mark 15:1

Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

Mark 15:7

There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

Luke 13:16

Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

Luke 19:30

saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man had ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.

John 18:12

So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him,

John 11:44

He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Free him, and let him go.”

John 18:24

Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest.

John 19:40

So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

Acts 9:2

and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:14

Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”

Acts 9:21

All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

Acts 10:11

He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

Acts 12:6

The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

Acts 20:22

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

Acts 21:11

Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”

Acts 21:11

Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Acts 21:33

Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

Acts 22:5

As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

Acts 22:29

Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Acts 24:27

But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

Romans 7:2

For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.

Colossians 4:3

praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,

2 Timothy 2:9

in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.

Revelation 9:14

saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,