en_tw/bible/kt/bond/01.md

# bind, bond, bound

## Definition

The term "bind" means to tie something or fasten it securely. Something that is tied or joined together is called a "bond."

* To be "bound" means to have something tied or wrapped around something else.
* The term "bonds" refers to anything that binds, confines or imprisons someone. It usually refers to physical chains, fetters or ropes that keep a person from being free to move.
* In Bible times, bonds such as ropes or chains were used to attach prisoners to the wall or floor of a stone prison.
* The term "bind" can also be used to talk about wrapping cloth around a wound to help it heal.
* A dead person would be "bound" with cloth in preparation for burial.
* The term "bond" is used figuratively to refer to something, such as sin, that controls or enslaves someone.
* A bond can also be a close relationship between people in which they support each other emotionally, spiritually and physically. This applies to the bond of marriage.
* For example, a husband and wife are "bound" or tied to each other. It is a bond that God does not want broken.
* A person can also be "bound" to a vow, which means he is "required to fulfill" what he promised to do.


## Translation Suggestions



* The term "bind" could also be translated as "tie" or "tie up" or "wrap