Strong’s G3976 · Greek

πέδη
pédē

Definition

a shackle for the feet

Etymology

ultimately from G4228 (πούς);

Where the KJV renders it

  • fetter

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.

What the first audience heard

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