Strong's Greek · G1198
δέσμιος
désmios
in bonds, prisoner
Definition
a captive (as bound)
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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).