Strong's #1201: desmoterion (pronounced des-mo-tay'-ree-on)

from a derivative of 1199 (equivalent to 1196); a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon:--prison.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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desmōtērion

1) a prison, a jail

Part of Speech: noun neuter

Relation: from a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196)

Usage:

This word is used 4 times:

 

Matthew 11:2: "had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent"
Acts 5:21: "children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them"
Acts 5:23: "Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all"
Acts 16:26: "the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all"