Definition

akin to G138 (αἱρέομαι)); a chain (as binding or drawing)

Etymology

probably from G4951 (σύρω) through its congener (to fasten;

Word family

• σύρω sýrō

How the KJV renders it

• chain

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.