ἈΒΥΣΣΟΣ, ἀβυσσος
ABYSSOS, abyssos
Sounds Like: ah-BYSS-oss
Translations: abyss, the deep, bottomless pit, a bottomless pit
From the root: ἈΒΥΣΣΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an immeasurably deep place, often conceptualized as a vast, dark, and unfathomable chasm. In ancient Greek thought, it could denote the primeval waters before creation, the depths of the sea, or a subterranean realm. In a theological context, particularly in the New Testament, it frequently signifies a spiritual prison for demonic forces or the abode of the dead, often translated as 'bottomless pit'. It is used to describe a place of confinement or an infinite depth.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 7:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Psalms — 35:7, 41:8, 103:6
- Odes — 5:6, 6:10
- Job — 28:14, 36:16
- Sirach — 16:18
- Ezekiel — 31:4, 31:15
- Jonah — 2:6
- Habakkuk — 3:10
From the same root
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