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Koine Greek wordlink #146055

SR GNT Heb 13:3 δεσμίων (desmiōn) ‘be remembering of the prisoners as having_been bound_with them the ones’ Strongs=11980 Lemma=desmios
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form δεσμίων (N-GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δεσμίων’ (N-GMP) is always and only glossed as ‘prisoners’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘desmios’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a prisoner’, ‘the prisoner’, ‘prisoner’, ‘prisoners’.

Greek words (5) other than δεσμίων (N-GMP) with a gloss related to ‘prisoners’

ACTs 16:25 δέσμιοι (desmioi) N-NMP ‘and to them the prisoners’ SR GNT Acts 16:25 word 23

OET-LV: 25 But to the midnight, Paulos and Silas praying, were _singing _hymns the to_god, and the prisoners were _listening to _them. (ACT_16:25)

OET-RV: 25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. (ACT 16:25)

ACTs 16:27 δεσμίους (desmious) N-AMP ‘thinking to_have escaped the prisoners’ SR GNT Acts 16:27 word 26

OET-LV: 27 And the prison _guard having _become awoken, and having _seen the doors of _the prison having _been _opened _up, having _drawn his sword he _was _going to _be _killing himself, thinking the prisoners to _have _escaped. (ACT_16:27)

OET-RV: 27 The prison officer woke up, and when he saw that all the prison doors were open, he drew his sword to take his own life as he figured that all the prisoners must have escaped. (ACT 16:27)

ACTs 27:1 δεσμώτας (desmōtas) N-AMP Lemma=desmōtēs ‘and some other prisoners to a centurion by the name Youlios’ SR GNT Acts 27:1 word 18

OET-LV: 27 And when it _was _judged which us to _be _sailing _away to the Italia, they _were _giving _over the both Paulos and some other prisoners, to_a_centurion by_the_name Youlios, of_the_cohort of _Augustus/(Sebastos). (ACT_27:1)

OET-RV: 27 So when it was considered the right season to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were put under the guard of a centurion named Julius (from the Augustan Regiment). (ACT 27:1)

ACTs 27:42 δεσμώτας (desmōtas) N-AMP Lemma=desmōtēs ‘became that the prisoners they may kill_off lest anyone’ SR GNT Acts 27:42 word 8

OET-LV: 42 And of _the soldiers, the_counsel became that they _may _kill _off the prisoners, lest anyone having _swum _away may _escape. (ACT_27:42)

OET-RV: 42 At this point the soldiers decided that they should kill the prisoners in case any of them decided to swim away and escape, (ACT 27:42)

HEB 10:34 δεσμίοις (desmiois) N-DMP ‘both for with the prisoners you_all sympathized and the’ SR GNT Heb 10:34 word 4

OET-LV: 34 For/Because both with _the prisoners you _all _sympathized, and the theft of _the things possessing of _you _all with joy you _all _accepted, knowing to _be _having yourselves a_better possession, and remaining. (HEB_10:34)

OET-RV: 34 You all sympathised with those who were imprisoned and cheerfully accepted the confiscation of your possessions because you knew that you have a better possession that will endure on. (HEB 10:34)

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural DMP=dative,masculine,plural GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural