δεσμ-ώτης,ου,ὁ,
A. prisoner, captive,
Hdt. 3.143 , Th. 5.35 , etc.:—fem.δεσμ-ῶτις, Hld. 8.8 : metaph. of the soul, Ph. 1.289 .
II. asAdj.,in chains, fettered,
A. Pr. 119 (the play is calledΠρομηθεὺς δ.): fem. δεσμῶτις ποίμνη
S. Aj. 234
(lyr.);Μελανίππη δ.,name of a play by E.
III. gaoler,
Cratin. 189 .