Word Study · Strong's G3976 · Greek
πέδη
pede
ped'-ay
Strong's 1890 spelling: pédē
“a shackle for the feet”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a shackle for the feet
Rendered in the KJV as
fetter.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- πέδαις2
- πέδας1
How it is rendered · 3
- in fetters1
- shackles1
- with shackles1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
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- N-DPF · 2
- N-APF · 1
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 5:4πέδαιςpedaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralThough he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.here: with shackles
- Mark 5:4πέδαςpedasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThough he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.here: shackles