Occurrences
Désmios occurs 16 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1), Acts (7), Ephesians (2), 2 Timothy (1), Philemon (2), Hebrews (1)
- Matthew 27:15 — Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner (δέσμιον), whom they would.
- Matthew 27:16 — And they had then a notable prisoner (δέσμιον), called Barabbas.
- Mark 15:6 — Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner (δέσμιον), whomsoever they desired.
- Acts 16:25 — And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners (δέσμιοι) heard them.
- Acts 16:27 — And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners (δεσμίους) had been fled.
- Acts 23:18 — So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner (δέσμιος) called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
- Acts 25:14 — And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds (δέσμιος) by Felix:
- Acts 25:27 — For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner (δέσμιον), and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
- Acts 28:16 — And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners (δεσμίους) to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
- Acts 28:17 — And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner (δέσμιος) from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
- Ephesians 3:1 — For this cause I Paul, the prisoner (δέσμιος) of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
- Ephesians 4:1 — I therefore, the prisoner (δέσμιος) of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
- 2 Timothy 1:8 — Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner (δέσμιον): but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
- Philemon 1:1 — Paul, a prisoner (δέσμιος) of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
- Philemon 1:9 — Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner (δέσμιος) of Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 13:3 — Remember them that are in bonds (δεσμίων), as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.