Desmos denotes restraints, chiefly the chains or custody associated with imprisonment, and in two clauses a bond that is loosened.

The term most often denotes restraints connected with confinement, accusation, suffering, or custody; its plural forms occur in accounts of criminal charges, imprisonment, and Paul’s constrained circumstances. In Mark 7:35 and Luke 13:16, singular forms describe a bond that is loosened or from which someone is released.

1. Restraints associated with custody or confinement · dominant

   Plural forms occur where restraint is connected with criminal accusation, suffering, or continued custody: in 2 Timothy 2:9 the APB renders suffering “to the point of chains as a criminal,” and in Acts 23:29 it renders an accusation not worthy of “death or chains.” In Acts 26:29, Colossians 4:18, Hebrews 11:36, and Jude 1:6, the APB likewise presents the plural forms in clauses about Paul’s restraints, suffering, or beings kept for judgment.

   2 Timothy 2:9Acts 23:29Acts 26:29Colossians 4:18Hebrews 11:36Jude 1:6
2. A bond that restricts and can be loosed · occasional

   The singular forms describe a restricting bond in bodily-healing clauses. In Mark 7:35 the nominative singular is in the clause the APB renders “the bond of his tongue was loosed”; in Luke 13:16 the genitive singular occurs where the woman is to be “released from this bond.”

   Mark 7:35Luke 13:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “chains,” while Acts 26:31 uses “imprisonment” and the healing clauses use “bond.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.