King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1201
Transliteration: desmōtērion
Phonetic Spelling: (des-mo-tay'-ree-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a prison
Meaning: a prison
δεσμωτήριον, δεσμωτηρίου, τό, a prison, jail: Matthew 11:2; Acts 5:21, 23; Acts 16:26. (Genesis 40:3; (Herodotus), Thucydides, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)
Word Summary
desmōtērion: a prison
Original Word: δεσμωτήριονTransliteration: desmōtērion
Phonetic Spelling: (des-mo-tay'-ree-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a prison
Meaning: a prison
Strong's Concordance
prison. From a derivative of desmon (equivalent to desmeo); a place of bondage, i.e. A dungeon -- prison.
see GREEK desmon
see GREEK desmeo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1201: δεσμωτήριονδεσμωτήριον, δεσμωτηρίου, τό, a prison, jail: Matthew 11:2; Acts 5:21, 23; Acts 16:26. (Genesis 40:3; (Herodotus), Thucydides, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)