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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1201 - δεσμωτήριον

Transliteration

desmōtḗrion

Phonetics

des-mo-tay'-ree-on

Origin

from a derivative of (G1199) (equivalent to (G1196))

Parts of Speech

neuter noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a prison, a jail

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 615 ‑ אָסִיר (aw‑sere'); 1004 ‑ בַּיִת (bah'‑yith);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Matthew 1

Acts 2

BSB (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

CSB (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

ESV (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

KJV (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

N95 (7)

Matthew 1

Acts 6

NAS (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 6

NLT (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

WEB (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

YLT (4)

Matthew 1

Acts 3

ASV (3)

of the prison-house 1

the prison 1

the prison-house 1

BSB (4)

jail 2

prison 2

CSB (4)

prison 1

the jail 3

ESV (4)

prison 4

KJV (4)

prison 4

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

jailhouse 3

prison 1

N95 (7)

house 3

imprisoned 1

prison 3

NAS (4)

prison 4

NLT (4)

jail 2

prison 2

WEB (4)

found the prison 1

of the prison 1

the prison 2

YLT (4)

prison 4

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

ANT

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

BEZ

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

BGB

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

BMT

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

BYZ

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

ELZ

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

NA26

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

SBL

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

SCV

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

STV

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

TIS

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

TRG

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

δεσμ-ωτήριον, τό,

prison, Th. 6.60, Pl. Grg. 486a, D. 9.60, etc.; δ. ἀνδρῶν Hdt. 3.23: pl., = Lat. ergastula, Plu. TG 8.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

δεσμωτήριον, δεσμωτηρίου, τό, a prison, jail: Matthew 11:2; Acts 5:21, 23; Acts 16:26. (Genesis 40:3; (Herodotus), Thucydides, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δεσμωτήριον , -ου , τό ,

[in LXX for H5470 H1004 (Ge), H631;]

a prison: Matthew 11:2, Acts 5:21-23; Acts 16:26.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

See the citation from P Lille 7 s.v. δεσμοφύλαξ , and cf. P Hib I. 73.6 (B.C. 243–2) ε [ἰς τὸ ἐν Σινάρυ δεσμω ]τήριον , P Tebt II. 567 (A.D. 53–4) ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ εἰς δεσμευτήριον βληθήσεται , BGU IV. 1024 vi. 10 (iv/v A.D.) κ ]ελεύει τὸν Διόδημον ἀναλημφθῆναι τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ , ib..29 δεσμωτερίῳ .

List of Word Forms

δεσμωτηριον δεσμωτήριον δεσμωτηριου δεσμωτηρίου δεσμωτηριω δεσμωτηρίω δεσμωτηρίῳ desmoterio desmōtēriō desmoteríoi desmōtēríōi desmoterion desmotḗrion desmōtērion desmōtḗrion desmoteriou desmoteríou desmōtēriou desmōtēríou