δεσμώτηςdesmṓtēs
(passively) a captive
Greek (New Testament) · G1202
Meanings
a prisoner: Acts 27:1, Acts 27:42.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 27:1 When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.
- Acts 27:42 The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.