Strong's Greek · G1201
δεσμωτήριον
desmōtḗrion
prison
Definition
a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
Derivation
from a derivative of G1199 (δεσμόν) (equivalent to G1196 (δεσμέω));
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“At 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.”
““We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.””
“Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples”
“Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.”
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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).