19 occurrences

'Prisoner' in the Bible

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your {power}, spare [the] children [appointed to] death.

to hear [the] groaning of [the] prisoner, to liberate {those destined to die},

And they will be gathered [in] a gathering, [like] a prisoner {in} a pit. And they will be shut {in} a prison and be punished {after} many days.

to open [the] blind eyes, to bring [the] prisoner out from [the] dungeon, those who sit [in] darkness from [the] house of imprisonment.

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested.

But it is your custom that I release for you one [prisoner] at the Passover. So do you want [me] to release for you the king of the Jews?"

So he took him [and] brought [him] to the military tribune and said, "The prisoner Paul called me [and] asked [me] to bring this young man to you [because he] has something to tell you."

And [when] two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind {as a prisoner}.

And while they were staying there many days, Festus laid out the [case] against Paul to the king, saying, "There is a certain man left behind by Felix [as] a prisoner,

For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to indicate the charges against him."

Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And [when] they had assembled, he said to them, "Men [and] brothers, [although] I had done nothing against [our] people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered [as] a prisoner into the hands of the Romans,

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker,

instead I appeal to [you] because of love, [since I] am such a one as Paul, now an old man and also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אסיר 
'aciyr 
Usage: 14

אסּיר 
'acciyr 
Usage: 3

אסר 
'acar 
Usage: 70

שׁבי 
Sh@biy 
Usage: 50

δέσμιος 
Desmios 
prisoner , be in bonds , in bonds
Usage: 16

δεσμώτης 
Desmotes 
Usage: 2