ἄβυσσος abussos · G0012

abyss

ἄ-βυσσος, -ον (Ion. βυσσός = βυθός), ; 1. in cl., boundless, bottomless (e.g. ἄ. πέλαγος, ἄ. πλοῦτος Æsch.).; 2. [In LXX (for תְּהוֹם, Gen.1:2, al.; exc. Isa.44:27, Job.41:22 for צוּלָה, מְצוּלָה, Job.36:16 for רַחַב) and] NT, as subst. (MM, VGT, see word), ἡ ἄ. (sc. χώρα), the abyss; (a) of the sea (Gen.1:2); (b) of the underworld, as the abode of the dead: Rom.10:7 (a paraphrase of Deu.30:13 LXX); as the abode of demons, Luk.8:31, Rev.9:1, 2, 11, 11:7, 17:8, 20:1, 3 (Cremer, 2). ; † (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἄβυσσος, ον, ; bottomless, unfathomed, πηγαί[]: generally, unfathomable, boundless, πλοῦτος[]; II ἡ ἄ. the great deep, []: the abyss, underworld, []; the infinite void, []

Where it's used 9 times

Luke 8:31 · Romans 10:7 · Revelation 9:1 · Revelation 9:2 · Revelation 9:11 · Revelation 11:7 · Revelation 17:8 · Revelation 20:1 · Revelation 20:3

Source: TBESG G0012; TFLSJ G0012

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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