# prison, prisoner, prisoners, prisons, imprison, imprisons, imprisoned, imprisonment, imprisonments, shut ... up, held ... in custody, holding ... in custody, hold ... in custody, custody, dungeon

## Definition:

The term "prison" refers to a place where criminals are kept as a punishment for their crimes. A "prisoner" is someone who has been put in the prison.

* A person may be kept in a prison while waiting to be judged in a trial.
* The term "imprisoned" means "kept in a prison" or "kept in captivity."
* Many prophets and other servants of God were put in prison even though they had not done anything wrong.
* To "hold someone in custody" is to put him in a prison or other place from which he cannot escape.
* A "dungeon" is an underground prison that is dark and damp.

## Translation Suggestions:

* Another word for "prison" is "jail."
* This term could also be translated as "dungeon" in contexts where the prison is probably underground or beneath the main part of a palace or other building.
* The term "prisoners" can also refer in general to people who have been captured by an enemy and kept somewhere against their will. Another way to translate this meaning would be "captives."
* Other ways to translate "imprisoned" could be, "kept as a prisoner" or "kept in captivity" or "held captive."

(See also: [captive](../other/captive.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 25:04](rc://en/tn/help/act/25/04)
* [Ephesians 04:01](rc://en/tn/help/eph/04/01)
* [Luke 12:58](rc://en/tn/help/luk/12/58)
* [Luke 22:33-34](rc://en/tn/help/luk/22/33)
* [Mark 06:17](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/06/17)
* [Matthew 05:26](rc://en/tn/help/mat/05/26)
* [Matthew 14:03](rc://en/tn/help/mat/14/03)
* [Matthew 25:34-36](rc://en/tn/help/mat/25/34)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H612, H613, H615, H616, H631, H953, H1004, H1540, H3608, H3628, H3947, H4115, H4307, H4455, H4525, H4929, H5470, H6495, H7617, H7622, H7628, G1198, G1199, G1200, G1201, G1202, G1210, G2252, G3612, G4788, G4869, G5084, G5438, G5439

