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Koine Greek wordlink #130203

SR GNT Eph 4:3 συνδέσμῳ (sundesmōi) ‘spirit in the bond of peace’ Strongs=48860 Lemma=sundesmos
Word role=noun case=dative gender=masculine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form συνδέσμῳ (N-DMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘συνδέσμῳ’ (N-DMS) is always and only glossed as ‘bond’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sundesmos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘the bond’, ‘bond’, ‘ligaments’.

Greek words (4) other than συνδέσμῳ (N-DMS) with a gloss related to ‘bond’

MARK 7:35 δεσμὸς (desmos) N-NMS Lemma=desmos ‘and was untied/released the bond of the tongue of him’ SR GNT Mark 7:35 word 16

LUKE 13:16 δεσμοῦ (desmou) N-GMS Lemma=desmos ‘it was fitting to_be untied/released from bond this on the day’ SR GNT Luke 13:16 word 24

ACTs 8:23 σύνδεσμον (sundesmon) N-AMS ‘the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness I am seeing you’ SR GNT Acts 8:23 word 8

COL 3:14 σύνδεσμος (sundesmos) N-NMS ‘love which is the bond of perfection’ SR GNT Col 3:14 word 11

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular