Word Study · Strong's G1201 · Greek
δεσμωτήριον
desmoterion
des-mo-tay'-ree-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: desmōtḗrion
“a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
Rendered in the KJV as
prison.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- δεσμωτήριον2
- δεσμωτηρίου·1
- δεσμωτηρίῳ1
How it is rendered · 3
- prison house2
- prison1
- prison house;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1
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- N-ASN · 2
- N-DSN · 1
- N-GSN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew1 occurrence
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 5:21δεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAt daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.here: prison house
- Acts 5:23δεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”here: prison house
- Acts 16:26δεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSuddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.here: prison house;