- Original: δεσμωτήριον - Transliteration: Desmoterion - Phonetic: des-mo-tay'-ree-on - Definition: 1. a prison, a jail - Origin: from a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196 ) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: From a derivative of G1199 (equivalent to G1196 ); a place of bondage that is a dungeon: - prison. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • prison, 4 Mat 11:2; Act 5:21; Act 5:23; Act 16:26