Strong's Lexicon
G1201 — δεσμωτήριον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1201 |
|---|---|
| Word: | δεσμωτήριον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | desmoterion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | des-mo-tay'-ree-on |
| Meaning: | 1. a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon |
| KJV Renderings: | prison |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δεσμωτήριον, δεσμωτηρίου, τό, a prison, jail: Mat 11:2; Act 5:21; Act 5:23; Act 16:26. (Gen 40:3; (Herodotus), Thucydides, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δεσμωτήριον (prison)
Matthew 11:2
- KJV: Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ he sent two of his disciples
- GK: ο δε Ιωάννης ακούσας εν τω δεσμωτηρίω τα έργα του Χριστού πέμψας δύο των μαθητών αυτού
Acts 5:21
- KJV: And when they heard 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
- GK: ακούσαντες δε εισήλθον υπό τον όρθρον εις το ιερόν και εδίδασκον παραγενόμενος δε ο αρχιερεύς και οι συν αυτώ συνεκάλεσαν το συνέδριον και πάσαν την γερουσίαν των υιών Ισραήλ και απέστειλαν εις το δεσμωτήριον αχθήναι αυτούς
Acts 5:23
- KJV: 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
- GK: λέγοντες ότι το μεν δεσμωτήριον εύρομεν κεκλεισμένον εν πάση ασφαλεία και τους φύλακας εστώτας προ των θυρών ανοίξαντες δε έσω ουδένα εύρομεν
Acts 16:26
- KJV: 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
- GK: άφνω δε σεισμός εγένετο μέγας ώστε σαλευθήναι τα θεμέλια του δεσμωτηρίου ανεώχθησάν τε παραχρήμα αι θύραι πάσαι και πάντων τα δεσμά ανέθη
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