δεσμώτης

desmōtēsprisonerHow to read Greek

greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences1 book2 verses

δεσμώτης, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX for אסר, מַסְגֵּר ;]

a prisoner: Acts 27:1, 42.

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Acts 27:1δεσμώτας · prisoners
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
Acts 27:42δεσμώτας · prisoners
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.