19 occurrences

'Prisoners' in the Bible

And Joseph's master took him and put him into prison, the place that the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in prison.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsEmployers, Bad ExamplesPrisonsjail

And the chief of the prison put all the prisoners that [were] in the prison into the hand of Joseph. And everything that was done there, he [was] the one who did [it].

Verse ConceptsResponsibility, Examples OfPrison KeepersEntrustingDoing One's Workjail

[the] prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear [the] oppressor's voice.

Verse ConceptsNo Trouble

[who] executes justice for the oppressed, [who] gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;

Verse ConceptsPrisonersGod And The PoorGod Does Right For PeopleGod Feeds All The EarthGod Freeing CaptivesFeeding The Poorhunger

{save that they bow down under the prisoners and fall under the slain}? In all of this his anger has not turned away, and still his hand [is] stretched out.

Verse ConceptsGod's HandCrouchingGod's Hands Stretched Out

who made [the] world like the desert and destroyed its cities, [who] would not let his prisoners go home?'

Verse ConceptsPrisonersCities Under AttackImprisonments

saying to the {prisoners}, "Come out!" to those who [are] in darkness, "Show yourselves!" they shall feed {along} [the] ways, and their pasturage [shall be] on all [the] barren heights.

Verse ConceptsComing Out Of DarknessGod Freeing Captives

To crush under his feet all [the] prisoners of [the] earth;

Verse ConceptsFeetTrampling Peoplecrushes

And [after] the jailer was awake and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew [his] sword [and] was about to kill himself, [because he] thought the prisoners had escaped.

Verse ConceptsSuicideSwordsEscaping From Peoplejail

And when it was decided [that] we would sail away to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion {named} Julius of the Augustan Cohort.

Verse ConceptsCenturionRoman Emperorssailing

Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners lest any escape [by] swimming away,

Verse ConceptsSwimmingNo EscapeAttempting To Kill Specific People

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέσμιος 
Desmios 
prisoner , be in bonds , in bonds
Usage: 16

δεσμοφύλαξ 
Desmophulax 
keeper of the prison , jailor
Usage: 3

δεσμωτήριον 
Desmoterion 
Usage: 4

δεσμώτης 
Desmotes 
Usage: 2

οἴκημα 
Oikema 
Usage: 1

τήρησις 
Teresis 
Usage: 3

φυλακή 
Phulake 
Usage: 35