δέσμιος, -ον (also -α, -ον;
< δεσμός), [in LXX for אסר;]
1. binding.
2. bound, captive; ὁ δ., as subst., a prisoner: Mt 27:15, 16, Mk 15:6, Ac 16:25, 2723:1825:14, 2728:16 (Rec.) 17, He 10:3413:3; ὁ δ. τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Eph 3:1, II Ti 1:8, Phm 1, 9; ὁ δ. ἐν κυρίῳ, Eph 4:1.†