Know the Word.

Greek word

desmōtḗrion

δεσμωτήριον

What it means

a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon

Where it comes from

from a derivative of desmón (δεσμόν) (equivalent to desméō (δεσμέω))

How the King James translates it

  • prison4

Every place it appears 4

desmōtḗrion — Greek word meaning “a place of bondage, i.e. a”