δεσμώτης desmṓtēs

Meaning

(passively) a captive

In the King James Version: prisoner

Derivation: from the same as G1201 (δεσμωτήριον);

Where it is used

• Acts 27:1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
• Acts 27:42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.