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Koine Greek wordlink #91323

SR GNT Acts 12:7 ἁλύσεις (haluseis) ‘fell_from of him the chains from his hands’ Strongs=2540 Lemma=halusis
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=44 AD Event=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison TimeSeries=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison

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Only use of identical word form ἁλύσεις (N-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἁλύσεις’ (N-NFP) is always and only glossed as ‘chains’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘halusis’ have 5 different glosses: ‘a chain’, ‘with chain’, ‘with chains’, ‘chain’, ‘chains’.

Greek words (5) other than ἁλύσεις (N-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘chains’

MARK 5:4 ἁλύσεσι (halusesi) N-DFP ‘often with shackles and chains to_have bound and to_have torn_apart’ SR GNT Mark 5:4 word 12

OET-LV: 4 because _of that him often to _have _bound with _shackles and chains, and the chains to _have _torn _apart by him and the shackles to _have _broken, and no _one was _able to _tame him. (MRK_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 because he had often been tied up in the past with shackles and chains but had always pulled the chains apart and smashed the shackles, and no one was able to subdue him. (MRK 5:4)

MARK 5:4 ἁλύσεις (haluseis) N-AFP ‘by him the chains and the shackles’ SR GNT Mark 5:4 word 24

OET-RV: 4 because he had often been tied up in the past with shackles and chains but had always pulled the chains apart and smashed the shackles, and no one was able to subdue him. (MRK 5:4)

LUKE 8:29 ἁλύσεσιν (halusesin) N-DFP ‘him and he was_being bound with chains and in shackles being guarded’ SR GNT Luke 8:29 word 25

OET-LV: 29 for/because He _commanded to _the the spirit unclean to _come _out from the man. For/Because for/because _many times it _had _seized him, and he _was _being _bound with _chains and being _guarded in _shackles, and tearing the bonds, he _was _being _driven by the demon into the wildernesss. (LUK_8:29)

OET-RV: 29 He said this because Yeshua had commanded the evil spirit to come out from the man. The demon had animated him many times and he’d needed to be put in chains and shackles, but he would break them off and the demon would drive him into the wilderness. (LUK 8:29)

ACTs 12:6 ἁλύσεσιν (halusesin) N-DFP ‘two soldiers having_been bound with chains two guards and’ SR GNT Acts 12:6 word 23

OET-LV: 6 And when the Haʸrōdaʸs was _going to _bring_ him _forth the on_ that _night, the Petros was being _fallen _asleep between two soldiers, having _been _bound with_ two _chains, and guards before the door were _guarding the prison. (ACT_12:6)

OET-RV: 6 Herod planned to send for Peter later that evening, but meanwhile Peter had fallen asleep chained with two chains between two soldiers. There were also prison guards at the door (ACT 12:6)

ACTs 21:33 ἁλύσεσι (halusesi) N-DFP ‘and commanded him to_be bound with chains two and he was inquiring’ SR GNT Acts 21:33 word 11

OET-LV: 33 Then having _neared, the commander took _hold of _him, and commanded him to _be _bound with_ two _chains, and he _was _inquiring who he _might _be and what he _is having _done. (ACT_21:33)

OET-RV: 33 The commander came close and took hold of Paul and ordered that he be tied up with a pair of chains while he tried to find out who he was and what he’d done wrong. (ACT 21:33)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural