Seira means “chain” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4577 — meah (“belly”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4577 σειρά (seira) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. seira (sei-rah') n. 1. a chain (as binding or drawing) [probably from G4951 through its congener eiro "to fasten" (akin to G138)] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include chains. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
seira (sei-rah') n. 1. a chain (as binding or drawing) [probably from G4951 through its congener eiro "to fasten" (akin to G138)] KJV: chain Root(s): G4951 See also: G138
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chain
Usage: σειρά, -ᾶς, ἡ [in LXX: Jdg.16:13-14, 19 (מַחְלָפָה), Pro.5:22 (חֶבֶל) * ;] __1. (a) a cord; __(b) a chain (cf. Pr., l.with): σειραὶ ζόφου, 2Pe.2:4, Rec., R, mg. (see: σειρός). __2. a lock of hair (Jg, ll. with).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render seira, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G4577 (σειρά) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; tell me, I entreat thee, wherewith thou mayest be bound: and he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head with the web, and shouldest fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I be weak as another man.
And it came to pass when he was asleep, that Delilah took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened them with the pin into the wall, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson: and he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out of the wall.
And Delilah made Samson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to humble him, and his strength departed from him.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4577.
And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; tell me, I entreat thee, wherewith thou mayest be bound: and he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head with the web, and shouldest fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I be weak as another man.
And it came to pass when he was asleep, that Delilah took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened them with the pin into the wall, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson: and he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out of the wall.
And Delilah made Samson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to humble him, and his strength departed from him.
Iniquities ensnare a man, And every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4577, grouped by book.
Seira (Strong's G4577) is a Greek word most simply glossed "chain". seira (sei-rah') n. 1. a chain (as binding or drawing) [probably from G4951 through its congener eiro "to fasten" (akin to G138)]
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's G4577 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4577 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as chains. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G4577, with linked reader references where each row is available.