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GreekG1198Noun (Masculine)

δέσμιος

desmios

17Occurrences
G1198Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a captive (as bound)

from G1199 (δεσμόν);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.binding.
2.bound, captive; ὁ δ., as subst., a prisoner
LXX: for אסר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

δέσμιος appears 17 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
7
Ephesians
2
Hebrews
2
Matthew
2
Philemon
2
2 Timothy
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

2 Timothy 1:8BSB

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

Acts 23:18BSB

So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

Acts 28:16BSB

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Ephesians 4:1BSB

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

Matthew 27:15BSB

Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.