δεσμ-ώτης, ου, ὁ,
prisoner, captive, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.143, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.35, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—feminine δεσμ-ῶτις, [[ 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 8.8 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]: metaphorically of the soul, [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.289. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II as adjective, in chains, fettered, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 119 (the play is called Προμηθεὺς δ.): _feminine_ δεσμῶτις ποίμνη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 234 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Μελανίππη δ., name of a play by [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III gaoler, [[ 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 189. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]