Strong G254ἅλυσις

chain

Transliteration
halusis
Pronunciation
hal'-oo-sis
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle: - bonds chain.

Detailed definition

ἅλυσις, -εως, ἡ
[in LXX: Wis.17:17 *;]
a chain, bond: Mrk.5:3-4, Luk.8:29, Act.12:6-7 21:33 28:20, Eph.6:20, 2Ti.1:16, Rev.20:1.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G254 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • chain9
  • bond1

First verses

  1. Mark 5:3
    Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
  2. Mark 5:4
    Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
  3. Luke 8:29
    (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
  4. Acts 12:6
    And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
  5. Acts 12:7
    And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
  6. Acts 21:33
    Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
  7. Acts 28:20
    For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
  8. Ephesians 6:20
    For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
  9. 2 Timothy 1:16
    The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
  10. Revelation 20:1
    And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἅλῠσις
(on the breathing see Hdn.Gr. 1.539), εως, ἡ, chain, χαλκέῃ ἁλύσι δεδεμένη ἄγκυρα[NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.74, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76, etc.; ἐν ἁλύσει μιᾷ δεδεμένους 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 30.17, cf. NT.Eph.6.20; πέτραν ἁλύσεσι χρυσέαισι φερομέναν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 982:—as a woman's ornament, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 320.12, 4th c.BC: Nicostratus Philosophus 33; σφραγῖδε.. ἁλύσεις χρυσᾶς ἔχουσαι “IG” 2.652 B 35.)]
2 collectively, chains, bondage, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 21.3.3.)]
3 link in chain armour, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 3.5.)]