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Lexicon :: Strong's G1201 - desmōtērion

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δεσμωτήριον
Transliteration
desmōtērion (Key)
Pronunciation
des-mo-tay'-ree-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of δεσμός (G1199) (equivalent to δεσμέω (G1196))
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Strong’s Definitions

δεσμωτήριον desmōtḗrion, des-mo-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196); a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon:—prison.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1201 in the following manner: prison (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1201 in the following manner: prison (4x).

  1. a prison, a jail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δεσμωτήριον desmōtḗrion, des-mo-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196); a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon:—prison.
STRONGS G1201:
δεσμωτήριον, -ου, τό, a prison, jail: Matthew 11:2; Acts 5:21, 23; Acts 16:26. (Genesis 40:3; [Herodotus], Thucydides, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
40:3
Matthew
11:2
Acts
5:21; 5:23; 16:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1201 matches the Greek δεσμωτήριον (desmōtērion),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:2 - And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of[fn] his disciples

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:21 - And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and called the council together, with all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:23 - saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside[fn] before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - 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 loosed.
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