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Lexicon :: Strong's G12 - abyssos

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ἄβυσσος
Transliteration
abyssos (Key)
Pronunciation
ab'-us-sos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and a variation of βυθός (G1037)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:9,2

Strong’s Definitions

ἄβυσσος abyssos, ab'-us-sos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037; depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss":—deep, (bottomless) pit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G12 in the following manner: bottomless pit (5x), deep (2x), bottomless (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G12 in the following manner: bottomless pit (5x), deep (2x), bottomless (2x).

  1. bottomless

  2. unbounded

  3. the abyss

    1. the pit

    2. the immeasurable depth

    3. of Orcus, a very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth used as the common receptacle of the dead and especially as the abode of demons

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄβυσσος abyssos, ab'-us-sos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037; depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss":—deep, (bottomless) pit.
STRONGS G12:
ἄβυσσος, in classic Greek an adjective, -ος, -ον, (from ὁ βυσσός equivalent to βυθός), bottomless (so perhaps in Wis. 10:19), unbounded (πλοῦτος ἄβυσσος, Aeschylus, the Sept. (931) 950). in the Scriptures ἡ ἄβυσσος (Sept. for תְּהום) namely, χώρα, the pit, the immeasurable depth, the abyss. Hence, of 'the deep' sea: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 7:11; Deuteronomy 8:7; Sir. 1:3 Sir. 16:18, etc.; of Orcus (a very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth: Psalm 70:21 (Ps. 71:20) ἐκ τῶν ἀβύσσων τῆς γῆς, Euripides, Phoen. 1632 (1605) ταρτάρου ἄβυσσα χάσματα, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 20, 5 ἀβύσσων ἀνεξιχνίαστα κλίματα, ibid. 59, 3 ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐν ταῖς ἀβύσσοις, of God; [Act. Thom. 32 ὁ τήν ἄβυσσον τοῦ ταρτάρου οἴκων, of the dragon]), both as the common receptacle of the dead, Romans 10:7, and especially as the abode of demons, Luke 8:31; Revelation 9:1; Revelation 9:11; Revelation 11:7; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 20:1, 3. Among secular authors used as a substantive only by Diogenes Laërtius 4 (5) 27 κατῆλθες εἰς μέλαιναν Πλουτέως ἄβυσσον. Cf. Knapp, Scripta var. Arg., p. 554f; [J. G. Müller, Philo's Lehre von der Weltschöpfung, p. 173f; B. D. American edition under the word Deep].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:2; 7:11
Deuteronomy
8:7
Psalms
71:20
Luke
8:31
Romans
10:7
Revelation
9:1; 9:11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1; 20:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G12 matches the Greek ἄβυσσος (abyssos),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:31 - وَقَدْ تَوَسَّلُوا إِلَيْهِ أَلّا يَأْمُرَهُمْ بِالذَّهَابِ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:7 - وَلا: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى الأَعْمَاقِ؟» أَيْ لِيُصْعِدَ الْمَسِيحَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:1 - وَلَمَّا نَفَخَ الْمَلاكُ الْخَامِسُ فِي بُوقِهِ، رَأَيْتُ نَجْماً قَدْ هَوَى مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، وَأُعْطِيَ مِفْتَاحَ الْهَاوِيَةِ السَّحِيقَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - فَلَمَّا فَتَحَهَا انْدَفَعَ الدُّخَانُ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ أَتُونٍ عَظِيمٍ، فَأَظْلَمَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالْجَوُّ مِنْ هَذَا الدُّخَانِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:11 - أَمَّا مَلِكُهُ فَهُوَ «مَلاكُ الْهَاوِيَةِ»، وَاسْمُهُ بِالْعِبْرِيَّةِ «أَبَدُّونُ»، وَبِالْيُونَانِيَّةِ «أَبُولِّيُّونُ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - وَعِنْدَمَا يُكْمِلانِ شَهَادَتَهُمَا يُعْلِنُ الْوَحْشُ الصَّاعِدُ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ الْحَرْبَ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَيَهْزِمُهُمَا وَيَقْتُلُهُمَا

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 - هَذَا الْوَحْشُ كَانَ مَوْجُوداً، وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مَوْجُودٍ الآنَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يَطْلُعَ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَيَمْضِيَ إِلَى الْهَلاكِ. وَسَيُدْهَشُ سُكَّانُ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ تُكْتَبْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ فِي سِجِلِّ الْحَيَاةِ، عِنْدَمَا يَرَوْنَ الْوَحْشَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَوْجُوداً، ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ غَيْرَ مَوْجُودٍ، وَسَيَعُودُ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:1 - ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ مَلاكاً نَازِلاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَبِيَدِهِ مِفْتَاحُ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَسِلْسِلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - وَطَرَحَهُ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ وَأَغْلَقَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَخَتَمَهَا، حَتَّى يَكُفَّ عَنْ تَضْلِيلِ الأُمَمِ، إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ الأَلْفُ سَنَةٍ. وَلَكِنْ لابُدَّ مِنْ إِطْلاقِهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ.
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