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Lexicon :: Strong's G1198 - desmios

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δέσμιος
Transliteration
desmios (Key)
Pronunciation
des'-mee-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:43,145

Strong’s Definitions

δέσμιος désmios, des'-mee-os; from G1199; a captive (as bound):—in bonds, prisoner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G1198 in the following manner: prisoner (14x), be in bonds (1x), in bonds (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G1198 in the following manner: prisoner (14x), be in bonds (1x), in bonds (1x).

  1. bound, in bonds, a captive, a prisoner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δέσμιος désmios, des'-mee-os; from G1199; a captive (as bound):—in bonds, prisoner.
STRONGS G1198:
δέσμιος, -ου, ὁ, bound, in bonds, a captive, a prisoner [from Sophocles down]: Matthew 27:15; Mark 15:6; Acts 16:25, 27; Acts 23:18; Acts 25:14, 27; Acts 28:16 [R G], 17; Hebrews 10:34 G L T Tr text WH; Heb 13:3; ὁ δέσμιος τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, whom Christ, i. e. his truth which I have preached, has put in bonds (Winers Grammar, 189 (178); [Buttmann, 169 (147)]), Ephesians 3:1; 2 Timothy 1:8; Philemon 1:1, 9; in the same sense ὁ δέσμιος ἐν κυρίῳ, Ephesians 4:1; [cf. Bp. Lightfoot on Philemon 1:13].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:15
Mark
15:6
Acts
16:25; 16:27; 23:18; 25:14; 25:27; 28:16; 28:17
Ephesians
3:1; 4:1
2 Timothy
1:8
Philemon
1:1; 1:9; 1:13
Hebrews
10:34; 13:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1198 matches the Greek δέσμιος (desmios),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 -

Now at the feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner whom the people chose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:16 - And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner [guilty of insurrection and murder], called Barabbas.

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Now at the [Passover] feast Pilate used to set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

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But about midnight when Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - When the jailer, shaken out of sleep, saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So he took him and led him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner called for me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - While they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man here who was left as a prisoner by Felix.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:27 - “For it seems absurd and unreasonable to me to send a prisoner [to Rome] without indicating the charges against him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 -

Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Kinsmen, though I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our fathers, yet I was turned over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:1 -

For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:1 -

So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],

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So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord or about me His prisoner, but with me take your share of suffering for the gospel [continue to preach regardless of the circumstances], in accordance with the power of God [for His power is invincible],

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Paul, a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed), and our brother Timothy,

To Philemon our dearly beloved friend and fellow worker,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:9 - yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus—

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:34 - For you showed sympathy and deep concern for those who were imprisoned, and you joyfully accepted the [unjust] seizure of your belongings and the confiscation of your property, conscious of the fact that you have a better possession and a lasting one [prepared for you in heaven].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:3 - Remember those who are in prison, as if you were their fellow prisoner, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body [and subject to physical suffering].
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