Word study · Greek

désmios

prisoner

Say it: DES-mee-os (approximate)

δέσμιος

What it means

A prisoner, one who is bound. In 1:8, "nor of me his prisoner." Also Ephesians 3:1, 4:1, Philemon 1:1 and 1:9, and Acts 16:25.

Range of meaning

  • PrisonerOne held in chains.
  • CaptiveOne bound.

In 2 Timothy

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1198 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources