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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1202. δεσμώτης (desmótés) -- Prisoner, captive</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1202.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/7-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1202.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1202</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1201.htm" title="1201">◄</a> 1202. desmótés <a href="../greek/1203.htm" title="1203">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">desmótés: Prisoner, captive</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δεσμώτης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>desmótés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>des-mo-TAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(des-mo'-tace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Prisoner, captive<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a prisoner, captive.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From δεσμός (desmos), meaning "a bond" or "chain."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>אסיר (asir):</b> Often translated as "prisoner" or "captive," used in contexts such as Joseph's imprisonment (Genesis 39:20).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "desmótés" refers to someone who is bound or confined, typically a prisoner or captive. In the New Testament, it is used to describe individuals who are physically imprisoned, often for their faith or as a result of persecution.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, imprisonment was a common form of punishment, often used for those awaiting trial or execution. Prisons were typically harsh environments, lacking basic necessities. Early Christians, including the Apostle Paul, frequently faced imprisonment due to their faith and missionary activities. Being a "desmótés" for Christ was seen as a badge of honor and a testament to one's commitment to the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1199.htm">desmos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a prisoner<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>prisoners (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1202: δεσμώτης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δεσμώτης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δεσμώτου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">one bound, a prisoner</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-1.htm">Acts 27:1, 42</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/39-20.htm">Genesis 39:20</a>; Baruch 1:9; <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, subsequent writers)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>prisoner. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/1201.htm">desmoterion</a>; (passively) a captive -- prisoner. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1201.htm">desmoterion</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δεσμώται δεσμωτας δεσμώτας δεσμώτου δεσπόζει δεσπόζεις δεσπόζοντι δεσποτεία desmotas desmōtas desmṓtas<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τινας ἑτέρους <b>δεσμώτας</b> ἑκατοντάρχῃ ὀνόματι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> other <span class="itali">prisoners</span> to a centurion<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> other <span class="itali">prisoners</span> unto [one] named<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> certain other <span class="itali">prisoners</span> to a centurion by name<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-42.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:42</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα τοὺς <b>δεσμώτας</b> ἀποκτείνωσιν μή</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was to kill <span class="itali">the prisoners,</span> so that none<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> kill <span class="itali">the prisoners,</span> lest<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-42.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that the <span class="itali">prisoners</span> they should kill not<p><b><a href="/greek/1202.htm">Strong's Greek 1202</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1202.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/desmo_tas_1202.htm">δεσμώτας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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