Strong's Concordance
Original word: δεσμωτήριον
Transliteration: desmótérion
Definition (short): prison
Definition (full): a prison
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from desmos and -térion (suff. denoting place)
Definition: a prison
NASB Translation: imprisoned (1), prison house (3).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries.
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References
KJV:
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
NASB:
Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples
KJV:
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
NASB:
Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.
KJV:
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
NASB:
saying, "We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside."
KJV:
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
NASB:
and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.