KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A place of confinement. Sense 2: As a verb, to confine.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 39:20
Complete exact-word concordance
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
I was a stranger, and yee tooke me not in: naked, and ye clothed mee not: sicke, and in prison, and yee visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall they also answere him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sicke, or in prison, and did not minister vnto thee?
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Now after that Iohn was put in prison, Iesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospell of the kingdome of God,
1611 marginal noteMatth. 4.12.
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
For Herod himselfe had sent forth and laid hold vpon Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife, for hee had maried her.
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
And immediatly the king sent an executioner, and commaunded his head to be brought, and he went, and beheaded him in the prison,
1611 marginal noteOr, one of his guard.
Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
Added yet this aboue all, that he shut vp Iohn in prison.
¶ When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
¶ When thou goest with thine aduersary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, giue diligence that thou mayest be deliuered from him, lest hee hale thee to the Iudge, and the Iudge deliuer thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 5.25.
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
And hee said vnto him, Lord, I am ready to goe with thee both into prison, and to death.
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
Who for a certaine sedition made in the citie, and for murder, was cast in prison.
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
And he released vnto them, him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired, but he deliuered Iesus to their will.
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