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.