Strong's Lexicon abussos: Abyss, bottomless pit, deep Original Word: ἄβυσσος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "a-" (meaning "without") and "buthos" (meaning "depth"), thus literally meaning "without depth" or "bottomless." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of the abyss is תְּהוֹם (tehom), which refers to the deep or the primeval ocean (e.g., Genesis 1:2). Usage: In the New Testament, "abussos" refers to a vast, immeasurable depth or chasm. It is often used to describe a place of confinement for evil spirits or a realm of chaos and destruction. The term conveys a sense of profound depth and mystery, often associated with the abode of the dead or a place of punishment. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek cosmology, the concept of the abyss was associated with the primordial waters or the underworld. In Jewish apocalyptic literature, the abyss is depicted as a place of imprisonment for demonic forces. This imagery is carried into the New Testament, where the abyss is portrayed as a temporary holding place for evil until the final judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and bussos = buthos Definition boundless, bottomless NASB Translation abyss (7), bottomless (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 12: ἄβυσσοςἄβυσσος, in classic Greek an adjective, (ος, (from ὁ βύσσος equivalent to βυθός), bottomless (so perhaps in Wis. 10:19), unbounded (πλοῦτος ἄβυσσος, Aeschylus, the Sept. (931) 950). in the Scriptures ἡ ἄβυσσος (the 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 70:20 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance deep, bottomlessFrom a (as a negative particle) and a variation of buthos; depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss" -- deep, (bottomless) pit. see GREEK a see GREEK buthos Forms and Transliterations άβυσσοι αβύσσοις αβυσσον άβυσσον ἄβυσσον άβυσσος αβυσσου αβύσσου ἀβύσσου αβύσσους αβύσσω αβύσσων abusson abussou abysson ábysson abyssou abýssouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 8:31 N-AFSGRK: εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον ἀπελθεῖν NAS: them to go away into the abyss. KJV: to go out into the deep. INT: into the abyss to go away Romans 10:7 N-AFS Revelation 9:1 N-GFS Revelation 9:2 N-GFS Revelation 9:11 N-GFS Revelation 11:7 N-GFS Revelation 17:8 N-GFS Revelation 20:1 N-GFS Revelation 20:3 N-AFS Strong's Greek 12 |
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