Strong's Greek · G1198
G1198 désmios
δέσμιος
des'-mee-os
prisoner
Looking for Hebrew H1198 baʻar? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1198. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
désmios appears 16 times in Scripture, including Matthew 27:15 and Mark 15:6. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a captive (as bound)
In the King James Version
in bonds, prisoner
Derivation
from G1199 (δεσμόν);
Appears 16 times in Scripture
“After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.”
“At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.”
“For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...”
“Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.”
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.”
“So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.””
“Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.”
“Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.”
“When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.”
“As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
