Word study · Greek

déō

chained

Say it: DEH-o (approximate)

δέω

What it means

To bind, to tie. In 2:9, "God's word isn't chained." In Acts 21:11, Agabus binds his own feet and hands, and in Matthew 16:19 and 18:18, to "bind" and "loose" on earth.

Range of meaning

  • BindTie up.
  • ChainHold in chains.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "But God's word isn't chained" (2:9).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1210 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources