Quick Definition
δεσμώτης, ου, ὁ n.m. a prisoner, captive
Strong's Definition
from the same as 1201; (passively) a captive
KJV Usage: prisoner
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δεσμώτης desmōtēs 2x
a prisoner, i.q. δέσμιος, Acts 27:1, 42*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δεσμώτης, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for אסר, מַסְגֵּר ;]
a prisoner: Ac 27:1, 42.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
δεσμώτης. P Petr IT. 13 (3)® (B.c. 258-3) εὐθέως γὰρ ἕξομεν ἐξαγαγόντες kal πλέονι τόπίω]. ἀποχρήσασθαι πρὸς τοὺς παραδεδομένους νῦν δεσμώτας (corrected from δια--) [ὑπ᾽ ᾿πολλωνίου τοῦ διοικητοῦ, “for forthwith, by bringing out these prisoners, we shall have more room at our disposal for the prisoners now being delivered to us by Apollonios the administrator ”’ (Ed.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δεσμώτης (desmōtēs) — prisoner. δεσμ-ώτης, ου, ὁ, prisoner, captive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—feminine δεσμ-ῶτις, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: metaphorically of the soul, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. as adjective, in chains, fettered, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Μελανίππη δ., name of a play by [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. gaoler, [Refs 5th c.BC+]