# G1201 δεσμωτήριον

δεσμωτήριον (desmōtḗrion), Strong’s G1201: a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon KJV: prison. Occurs 11 times.

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*desmōtḗrion* — a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon

KJV: prison

Built from [δεσμόν desmón](https://besorah.bible/word/G1199) (a band, i.e. ligament) + [δεσμέω desméō](https://besorah.bible/word/G1196) (to tie, i.e. shackle)

Occurs 11 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 11:2](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/11?v=2) — Now when Yochanan heard in the prison the works of Messiah, he sent two of his disciples
- [Acts 5:23](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/5?v=23) — “We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no…
- [Acts 16:26](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/16?v=26) — Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors…