Prison
δεσμωτήριονStrong’s G1201desmōtērion
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Desmōtērion is the Greek word usually translated “prison house” and “prison”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,”
Meaning
Usually translated “prison house” and “prison”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- prison house 3
- prison 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Matthew 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 5:21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
- Acts 5:23Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
- Acts 16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
Greek dictionary
δεσμωτήριον desmōtērion · prison
δεσμωτήριον, -ου, τό [in LXX for בֵּית סֹהַר (Ge), אָסִיר ;] a prison: Mat.11:2, Act.5:21, 23 16:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prison” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRISON, noun
priz'n. [Latin prendo.]
- In a general sense, any place of confinement or involuntary restraint; but appropriately, a public building for the confinement or safe custody of debtors and criminals committed by process of law; a jail.
- Any place of confinement or restraint.
- In Scripture, a low, obscure, afflicted condition. Ecclesiastes 4:14
- The cave where David was confined. Psalms 142:7
All definitions and other forms of “prison”
- A state of spiritual bondage. Isaiah 42:7
PRIS'ON, verb transitive
To shut up in a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
- To confine in any manner.
- To captivate; to enchain.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.