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Koine Greek wordlink #101238

SR GNT Acts 22:4 δεσμεύων (desmeuōn) ‘I persecuted until death binding and giving_over to’ Strongs=11950 Lemma=desmeuō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Refers to Word #101131 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form δεσμεύων (V-PPA.NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δεσμεύων’ (V-PPA.NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘binding’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘desmeuō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘he was_being bound’, ‘they are binding’, ‘binding’.

Greek words (2) other than δεσμεύων (V-PPA.NMS) with a gloss related to ‘binding’

MAT 23:4 δεσμεύουσιν (desmeuousin) V-IPA3..P ‘they are binding and burdens heavy’ SR GNT Mat 23:4 word 1

ACTs 21:11 δήσουσιν (daʸsousin) V-IFA3..P Lemma=deō ‘belt this thus will_be binding in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) the’ SR GNT Acts 21:11 word 41

Key: V=verb IFA3..P=indicative,future,active,3rd person plural IPA3..P=indicative,present,active,3rd person plural PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular