noun · neuter
desmōtēriem
Greekδεσμωτήριον (desmōtērion)
Strong’sG1201
a prison
stem desmōtēri-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δεσμωτήριον, -ου, τό
[in LXX for בֵּית הַסֹהַר (Ge), אָסִיר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1201 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddes-mo-tay'-ree-on
a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
Fromfrom a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196);
King Jamesprison.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | desmōtēriem | desmōtērieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | desmōtērieu1×δεσμωτηρίου | desmōtērieiu |
| to, for dative | desmōtērie1×δεσμωτηρίῳ | desmōtēriei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
desmōtērie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
desmōtērieu“prison”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 16:26“prison”afnōs de seismos gineta megos hōste saleuira teim themelieim teu desmōtērieu, anoigila de parachrēma tais thurais pantais, kai pantoiu teim desmeim aniēkita.Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
desmōtērie“prison”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 11:2“prison”Tos de Iōannos akouaratos en te desmōtērie teim ergeim tou christou pemparatos dia toiu mathētoiu autouMeanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
desmōtēriem2×
Acts 5:21“prison”akouaratois de eiserchala hupo ton orthron eis tem hierem kai didaskale. Paragineratos de tos archierevos kai tois sun auto sunkalala tem sunedriem kai pantan tan gerousian toiu huioiu Israēl, kai apostelala eis tem desmōtēriem agira autoin.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.
Acts 5:23“prison”legarōtois hoti Tem desmōtēriem heuriskana kleiirētem en panta asfaleia kai toin fulaxoin histanarētoin epi taiu thuraiu, anoigaratois de esō oudenon heuriskana.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”