Déō — G1210

G1210 · Greek — δέω

Pronunciation: deh'-o

Definition

verb

to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

  1. properly
  2. metaphorically
    1. Satan is said δῆσαι a woman bent together, i. e. by means of a demon, as his messenger, taking possession of the woman and preventing her from standing upright
    2. to bind, i. e. put under obligation, namely, of law, duty, etc
    3. by a Chaldean and rabbinical idiom (equivalent to אֲסַר), to forbid, prohibit, declare to be illicit

Usually translated as

bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind

Origin

a primary verb

Occurrences

Déō occurs 44 times in 41 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (8), Mark (8), Luke (2), John (4), Acts (12), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (2), Colossians (1), 2 Timothy (1), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — D