Prisoner
δεσμώτηςStrong’s G1202desmōtēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Desmōtēs is the Greek word usually translated “prisoners”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.”
Meaning
Usually translated “prisoners”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- prisoners 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δεσμώτης desmōtēs · prisoner
δεσμώτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for אסר, מַסְגֵּר ;] a prisoner: Act.27:1, 42.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prisoner” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRIS'ONER, noun
One who is confined in a prison by legal arrest or warrant.
- A person under arrest or in custody of the sheriff, whether in prison or not; as a prisoner at the bar of a court.
- A captive; one taken by an enemy in war.
- One whose liberty is restrained, as a bird in a cage.
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.