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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G12 - Pit

Strong's No.:G12

Greek:ἄβυσσος

Transliteration:abussos

Phonetic:ab'-us-sos

Word Origin:From G1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037

Bible Usage:deep (bottomless) pit.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

depthless that is (specifically) (infernal) abyss


Thayers
Definition:

1. bottomless

2. unbounded

3. the abyss

a. the pit

b. the immeasurable depth

c. 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


Bible References:
Pit

Translation
Occurrences:
bottomless ( 2 )
deep ( 2 )
pit ( 5 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.