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In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the spiritual or emotional bondage experienced by individuals. The word emphasizes the concept of being restrained or held captive, whether physically or spiritually.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, chains were commonly used to restrain prisoners and slaves. They symbolized captivity and a lack of freedom. The use of chains in the New Testament often reflects the harsh realities of imprisonment during that era, as well as the spiritual bondage from which Christ offers liberation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a chain<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>chain (3), chains (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 254: ἅλυσις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἅλυσις</span></span>, or as it is commonly written <span class="greek2">ἅλυσις</span> (see <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 144), <span class="greek2">(εως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from the alpha privative and <span class="greek2">λύω</span>, because a chain is <span class="greek2">ἄλυτος</span>, i. e., not to be loosed (others from the root val, and allied with <span class="greek2">εἱλέω</span>, to restrain, <span class="greek2">ἁλίζω</span>, to collect, crowd; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 660; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 898)), <span class="accented">a chain, bond,</span> by which the body, or any part of it (the hands, feet), is bound: <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/21-33.htm">Acts 21:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-20.htm">Acts 28:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-1.htm">Revelation 20:1</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἁλύσει</span> in chains, a prisoner, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-20.htm">Ephesians 6:20</a>; <span class="greek2">οὐκ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπαισχυνθῇ</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ἁλύσειν</span> <span class="greek2">μου</span> he was not ashamed of my bonds, i. e., did not desert me because I was a prisoner, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1-16.htm">2 Timothy 1:16</a>. specifically used of <span class="accented">a manacle</span> or <span class="accented">handcuff,</span> the chain by which the hands are bound together (yet cf. Meyer on Mark as below; per contra especially <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on Philippians, p. 8): <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-4.htm">Mark 5:4</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/luke/8-29.htm">Luke 8:29</a>); <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6</a>f (From <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bonds, chain. <p>Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle -- bonds, chain. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αλυσει αλύσει ἁλύσει αλυσεις αλύσεις ἁλύσεις αλυσεσι αλύσεσι ἁλύσεσι αλύσεσιν ἁλύσεσιν αλυσιν άλυσιν άλυσίν ἅλυσιν ἅλυσίν alusei aluseis alusesi alusesin alusin halysei halýsei halyseis halýseis halysesi halýsesi halysesin halýsesin halysin hálysin hálysín<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 5:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οὐδὲ <b>ἁλύσει</b> οὐκέτι οὐδεὶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him anymore, even <span class="itali">with a chain;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, no, not <span class="itali">with chains:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and not even <span class="itali">with chains</span> no longer anyone<p><b><a href="/text/mark/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 5:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πέδαις καὶ <b>ἁλύσεσιν</b> δεδέσθαι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with shackles <span class="itali">and chains,</span> and the chains<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">chains,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with shackles and <span class="itali">chains</span> had been bound and<p><b><a href="/text/mark/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 5:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ τὰς <b>ἁλύσεις</b> καὶ τὰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and chains, <span class="itali">and the chains</span> had been torn apart<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the chains</span> had been plucked asunder<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him the <span class="itali">chains</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἐδεσμεύετο <b>ἁλύσεσιν</b> καὶ πέδαις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he was bound <span class="itali">with chains</span> and shackles<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bound <span class="itali">with chains</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and he was bound <span class="itali">with chains</span> and shackles<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">στρατιωτῶν δεδεμένος <b>ἁλύσεσιν</b> δυσίν φύλακές</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with two <span class="itali">chains,</span> and guards<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bound with two <span class="itali">chains:</span> and the keepers<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> soldiers bound <span class="itali">with chains</span> two guards<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ αἱ <b>ἁλύσεις</b> ἐκ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up quickly. <span class="itali">And his chains</span> fell off<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And his <span class="itali">chains</span> fell off from<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him the <span class="itali">chains</span> from the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκέλευσεν δεθῆναι <b>ἁλύσεσι</b> δυσί καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with two <span class="itali">chains;</span> and he [began] asking<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> two <span class="itali">chains;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> commanded [him] to be bound <span class="itali">with chains</span> two and<p><b><a href="/text/acts/28-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰσραὴλ τὴν <b>ἅλυσιν</b> ταύτην περίκειμαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this <span class="itali">chain</span> for the sake<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am bound with this <span class="itali">chain.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Israel the <span class="itali">chain</span> this I have around [me]<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/6-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 6:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρεσβεύω ἐν <b>ἁλύσει</b> ἵνα ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I am an ambassador <span class="itali">in chains;</span> that in [proclaiming] it I may speak boldly,<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">bonds:</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I am an ambassador in <span class="itali">a chain</span> that in<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὴν <b>ἅλυσίν</b> μου οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me and was not ashamed <span class="itali">of my chains;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ashamed of my <span class="itali">chain:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">chain</span> of me not<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/20-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 20:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀβύσσου καὶ <b>ἅλυσιν</b> μεγάλην ἐπὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and a great <span class="itali">chain</span> in his hand.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and a great <span class="itali">chain</span> in his<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> abyss and <span class="itali">a chain</span> great in<p><b><a href="/greek/254.htm">Strong's Greek 254</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_254.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/alusei_254.htm">ἁλύσει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aluseis_254.htm">ἁλύσεις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/alusesi_254.htm">ἁλύσεσι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/alusesin_254.htm">ἁλύσεσιν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/alusin_254.htm">ἅλυσιν — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/253.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="253"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="253" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/255.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="255"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="255" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>