Dictionary entry

δεσμεύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δεσμεύω

(< δεσμός), [in LXX for אָסַר (Jg 16:11, al.), אָלַם pi. (Ge 37:7, al.), etc.;]

1. to put in chains: Lk 8:29, Ac 22:4.

2. to bind, tie together: φορτία, Mt 23:4.†