δεσμωτήριον
desmōtērion · prison
Greek word · Strong’s number G1201 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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desmōtērion (δεσμωτήριον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “prison”.
Jail.
How to say it
des·mō·tē·ri·on
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Place where captives are locked up.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 11:2
Now John, hearing in prison of the works of the Messiah, sent word through his disciples
- Acts 5:21
And having heard this, they entered into the temple at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council and all the council of elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought.
- Acts 5:23
saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
- Acts 16:26
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.