Strong G1201δεσμωτήριον

prison

Transliteration
desmōtērion
Pronunciation
des-mo-tay'-ree-on
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196); a place of bondage that is a dungeon: - prison.

Detailed definition

δεσμωτήριον, -ου, τό
[in LXX for בֵּית סֹהַר (Ge), אָסִיר;]
a prison: Mat.11:2, Act.5:21, 23 16:26.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1201 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • prison4

First verses

  1. Matthew 11:2
    Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
  2. Acts 5:21
    And 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.
  3. Acts 5:23
    Saying, 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.
  4. Acts 16:26
    And 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δεσμ-ωτήριον, τό,
prison, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.60, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 486a, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.60, etc.; δ. ἀνδρῶν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.23)]: plural, = Latin ergastula, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Tiberius Gracchus” 8.)]