δεσμίους

desmious

prisoners

from δεσμόν; a captive (as bound):--in bonds, prisoner.

G1198

Acts 16:27 · Word #22

Lexicon G1198

Lemmaδέσμιος
Transliterationdésmios
Strong'sG1198
In-contextprisoners
Literalprisoners

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaδέσμιος
Strong'sG1198

SIBI-P1 G1198-05

bound ones

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative case, masculine gender, plural number (Gr,N,,,,,AMP). Functions as a direct object; refers to multiple male captives.
Rendering RationaleThe term δέσμιος derives from δεσμός (bond, chain), so "bound ones" preserves the root imagery of being tied or restrained rather than the institutional sense of "prisoner." The accusative masculine plural form is reflected by the plural "ones," indicating multiple male persons functioning as the direct object in the clause.

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Words from Root δέσμιος (bound one, captive, prisoner, one in bonds)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1198-01 desmioi bound-ones
G1198-02 desmiois to the bound-ones
G1198-03 desmion a bound-man

Word Usage (16 occurrences of G1198)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 27:15 δέσμιον desmion
Matthew 27:16 δέσμιον desmion
Mark 15:6 δέσμιον desmion prisoner