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δεσμώτης

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
δεσμώτης, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
desmōtēs
Simplified transliteration: 
desmotes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1202
GK Number: 
1304
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1f
Gloss: 
prisoner
Definition: 
a prisoner, i.q. δέσμιος, Acts 27:1, 42*

Greek-English Concordance for δεσμώτης

Acts 27:1 And when it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners (desmōtas | δεσμώτας | acc pl masc) to a centurion, named Julius, of the Augustan Cohort.
Acts 27:42 It was the plan of the soldiers to kill the prisoners (desmōtas | δεσμώτας | acc pl masc), so none could escape by swimming away.