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ἅλυσις

MainId: 000251000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0254

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 000251001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ἅλυσις
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -εως
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λύω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 000251001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.16
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Instruments Used in Binding and Fastening
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-05-25 19:42:43
    DefinitionShort: a series of connected metal links; used for binding objects together or restraining prisoners
    Glosses: chain
    Comments: In some languages a distinction is made between terms for a chain used in tying up a person and one employed in agricultural or industrial work.
  LEXReferences: MARK 5:3, MARK 5:4, MARK 5:4, LUKE 8:29, ACTs 12:6, ACTs 12:7, ACTs 21:33, ACTs 28:20, EPH 6:20, 2TIM 1:16, REV 20:1
  LEXLinks: realia:3.21.4
2. LEXID: 000251001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 37.115
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Control, Rule
  LEXSubDomains: Imprison
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-05-25 19:42:43
    DefinitionShort: (figurative extension of meaning of {L:ἅλυσις}[a] ‘chain,’ {D:6.16}) the state of being in prison
    Glosses: ['to be in prison', 'imprisonment']
    Comments: The state of being a prisoner is often expressed somewhat idiomatically, for example, ‘to be tied hand and foot,’ ‘to be chained like a dog,’ or ‘to look through iron bars.’
  LEXReferences: EPH 6:20, 2TIM 1:16