Lexicon
πέδη
pedē
G3976
G:N-F Greek

fetter

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pede denotes restraints used to bind a man, shown as breakable or torn in the accounts cited.

The attested use is of restraints by which a man is bound; Luke 8:29 and Mark 5:4 place the plural forms alongside chains and describe those restraints as torn or broken.

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  1. Restraints used to bind · dominant

    In Luke 8:29, the dative plural form occurs in the statement that the man was bound with chains and fetters; the APB renders the clause "he was bound with chains and fetters." In Mark 5:4, the same dative plural form appears in a report of repeated binding, and the APB renders the fetters as having been broken after the chains were torn apart.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "fetters" in both cited verses, placing them with "chains" and describing them as broken or torn. This presentation confirms the clause-level setting rather than isolating each occurrence precisely.

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