ΔΈΣΜΙΟΣ: 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, 27 23:18 25:14, 27 28:16 (Rec.) 17, He 10:34 13:3; ὁ δ. τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Eph 3:1, II Ti 1:8, Phm 1, 9; ὁ δ. ἐν κυρίῳ, Eph 4:1.†