GreekG1202Noun (Masculine)

δεσμώτης

desmōtēs

2Occurrences
G1202Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(passively) a captive

from the same as G1201 (δεσμωτήριον);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a prisoner.
LXX: for אסר, מַסְגֵּר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

δεσμώτης appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2

Key Passages

Acts 27:1BSB

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

Acts 27:42BSB

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

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