Lexical Definition

‎δεσμώτης‎ desmṓtēs (des-mo'-tace) prisoner G:N-M
from the same as ‎δεσμωτήριον‎

prisoner.

Usage: 3 forms in 5 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
δεσμώτου bondman LXX.Jer.29.2
δεσμώτασ bondmen LXX.Jer.24.1
prisoners Acts.27.1 • Acts.27.42
δεσμώται prisoners LXX.Gen.39.20

Abbott-Smith

δεσμώτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for אסר, מַסְגֵּר ;]
a prisoner: Ac 27:1, 42.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Acts 27:1 · 27:42

Liddell-Scott-Jones

δεσμώτης-ώτης, ου, ὁ,

prisoner, captive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—feminine δεσμώτης-ῶτις, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: metaphorically of the soul, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

__II as adjective, in chains, fettered, [δεσμώτηςῶτις ποίμνη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 234 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; Μελανίππη δ., name of a play by [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III gaoler, [Refs 5th c.BC+]