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Strong's G12 · Greek

ἄβυσσος

abussos · ab'-us-sos

from 1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of 1037; depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss"


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἄ-βυσσος (G12)

9 ἄ-βυσσος , -ον ( βυσσός = βυθός ), in cl., boundless, bottomless (e.g. ἄ. πέλαγος, ἄ. πλοῦτος Æsch.). [In LXX (for תְּהוֹם , Ge 1:2 , al.; exc. Is 44:27 , Jb 41:22 for צוּלָה , מְצוּלָה , Jb 36:16 for רַחַב ) and] NT, as subst. (MM, VGT , s.v.), ἡ ἄ. (sc. χώρα ), the abyss ; of the sea ( Ge 1:2 ); of the underworld, as the abode of the dead: Ro 10:7 (a paraphrase of De 30:13 LXX); as the abode of demons, Lk 8:31 , Re 9:1 , 2 , 11 , 11:7 , 17:8 , 20:1 , 3 (Cremer, 2).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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