δεσμώτης

A. prisoner, captive, Hdt. 3.143, Th. 5.35, etc.:—fem. δεσμ‐ῶτις, Hld. 8.8: metaph. of the soul, Ph. 1.289.

II. as Adj., in chains, fettered, A. Pr. 119 (the play is called Προμηθεὺς δ.): fem. δεσμῶτις ποίμνη S. Aj. 234 (lyr.); Μελανίππη δ., name of a play by E.

III. gaoler, Cratin. 189.