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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 36 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:2 - The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:11 - When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:2 - The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:7 - For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:13 - Moses said this about the tribes of Joseph:
“May their land be blessed by the LORD
with the precious gift of dew from the heavens
and water from beneath the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:14 - ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16 - “God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:16 - “Have you explored the springs from which the seas come?
Have you explored their depths?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:30 - For the water turns to ice as hard as rock,
and the surface of the water freezes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:31 - “Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion.
It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:32 - The water glistens in its wake,
making the sea look white.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:7 - He assigned the sea its boundaries
and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:7 - I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
but you will restore me to life again
and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:21 - You will restore me to even greater honor
and comfort me once again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - When the Red Sea[fn] saw you, O God,
its waters looked and trembled!
The sea quaked to its very depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15 - He split open the rocks in the wilderness
to give them water, as from a gushing spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:6 - You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:9 - He commanded the Red Sea[fn] to dry up.
He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:26 - Their ships were tossed to the heavens
and plunged again to the depths;
the sailors cringed in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:6 - The LORD does whatever pleases him
throughout all heaven and earth,
and on the seas and in their depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:7 - Praise the LORD from the earth,
you creatures of the ocean depths,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,
and the dew settles beneath the night sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:24 - I was born before the oceans were created,
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:27 - When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!’
they will be dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:10 - Are you not the same today,
the one who dried up the sea,
making a path of escape through the depths
so that your people could cross over?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:13 - Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea?
They were like fine stallions
racing through the desert, never stumbling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:19 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin, like many others. I will bury you beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:4 - Deep springs watered it
and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant.
The water flowed around it like a river,
streaming to all the trees nearby.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Assyria went down to the grave,[fn] I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:4 - Then the Sovereign LORD showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:5 - “I sank beneath the waves,
and the waters closed over me.
Seaweed wrapped itself around my head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:10 - The mountains watched and trembled.
Onward swept the raging waters.
The mighty deep cried out,
lifting its hands to the LORD.
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