ΑΔΗΝ, αδην
ADĒN, adēn
Sounds Like: HAH-den
Translations: Hades, (to) Hades, (into) Hades, (to) the grave, (into) the grave, (to) death, (into) death, (to) the underworld, (into) the underworld
From the root: ΑΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the realm of the dead, often personified as a god. In ancient Greek thought, it was the place where all souls went after death, not necessarily a place of punishment like 'hell' in later Christian theology, but simply the abode of the departed. It can also refer to the grave or death itself.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G86 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 3:13g
- Psalms — 9:18, 15:10, 138:8, 140:7
- Proverbs — 5:5
- Job — 7:9, 17:16
- Isaiah — 28:18
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:27, 2:31
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 3:13
- Tobit — 13:2
- 2 Maccabees — 6:23
- 3 Maccabees — 4:8, 5:42
- Psalms — 9:18, 15:10, 138:8, 140:7
- Proverbs — 5:5
- Job — 7:9, 17:16
- Isaiah — 14:15, 28:18
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΔΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΔ — Hades, of Hades, to Hades
- ΑΔΗ — Hades, the grave, the underworld, death, (to) Hades, (to) the grave, (to) the underworld, (to) death, (of) Hades, (of) the grave, (of) the underworld, (of) death
- ΑΔΗΣ — Hades, the underworld, the grave, death
- ΑΔΟΝΥ — of Hades, of the underworld, of the grave
- ΑΔΟΥ — of Hades, of the underworld, of the grave, of the realm of the dead
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.