HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6013
עָמֹק
a.moq — deep
1) deep, mysterious, depths 1a) deep 1b) unsearchable
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GREEK · G901
βαθύς
bathus — deep
βαθύς (genitive -έως, vernac., Lk, l.with; Bl., §8, 5), -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for עמק ;] deep; Jhn.4:11; metaphorically, ὄρθρου βαθέως (see supr.), early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὕπνος, Act.20:9; τὰ β. τοῦ Σατανᾶ, Rev.2:24.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4615
מַעֲמַקִּים
ma.a.maq — deep
depths
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5994
עֲמִיק
a.miq — deep
adj 1) deep subst 2) deep things, deep mysteries
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6683
צוּלָה
tsu.lah — deep
ocean-deep, deep, ocean depth
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2596
κατά
kata — according to
κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), prep. with genitive, accusative, down, downwards. I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). 1. C. genitive of thing(s), in local sense; (a) down, down from: Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33, 1Co.11:4; (b) throughout (late usage; Bl, l.with): κ. ὅλης κ.τ.λ., Luk.4:14 23:5, Act.9:31 10:37; (with) in a peculiar adjectival phrase: ἡ κ. βάθους, deep or extreme poverty, 2Co.8:2. 2. C. genitive of person(s), usually in hostile sense; (a) against (in cl. only after verbs of speaking, witnessing, etc.): opposite to ὑπέρ, Mrk.9:40; μετά, Mat.12:30; after ἐπιθυμεῖν, Gal.5:17; λαλεῖν, Act.6:13; διδάσκειν, Act.21:28; ψεύδεσθαι, Jas.3:14; after verbs of accusing, etc., Mat.5:23, Luk.23:14, Rom.8:33, al.; verbs of fighting, prevailing, etc., Mat.10:35, Act.14:2, 1Co.4:6, al.; (b) of swearing, by: όμνυμι κ. (BL, §34, 1), He 6:13,16, cf. Mat.26:63. II. C. accusative (WM, §49d; BL, §42, 2). 1. Of motion or direction; (a) through, throughout: Luk.8:39 9:6 10:4, Act.8:1, 36 al.; (b) to, towards, over against: Luk.10:32 (Field, Notes, 62), Act.2:1o 16:7, Gal.2:11, Php.3:14, al.; (with) in adverbial phrases, at, in, by, of: κατ᾽ οἶκον, at home, Act.2:46; κατ᾽ ἰδίαν (see: ἴδιος); καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Act.28:16, Rom.14:22, Jas.2:17; with pron. of person(s), Act.17:28 18:15, Rom.1:15, Eph.1:15, al. 2. Of time, at, during, about: Act.8:26 12:1 19:23, Rom.9:9 Heb.1:10, al. 3. Distributive; (a) of place: κ. τόποὐς, Mat.24:7, al.; κ. πόλιν, Luk.8:1, 4 al.; κ. ἐκκλησίαν, Act.14:23. (b) of time: κ. ἔτος, Luk.2:41; ἑορτήν, Mat.27:15, al.; (with) of numbers, etc.: καθ᾽ ἕνα πάντες, 1Co.14:31 (on καθ᾽ εἷς, see: εἷς); κ. ἑκατόν, Mrk.6:40; κ. μέρος, Heb.9:5; κ. ὄνομα, Jhn.10:3. 4. Of fitness, reference, conformity, etc.; (a) in relation to, concerning: Rom.1:3, 4 7:22 9:3, 5, 1Co.12:6 10:18, Php.1:12; κ. πάντα, Act.17:22, Col.3:20, 22 Heb.2:17 4:15; (b) according to, after, like: Mrk.7:5, Luk.2:27, 29 Jhn.7:24 Rom.8:4 14:15, Eph.2:2, Col.2:8, Jas.2:8, al. III. In composition, κ. denotes, 1. down, down from (καταβαίνω), etc.), hence, metaphorically; (a) victory or rule over (καταδουλόω, -κυριεύω, etc.); (b) "perfective" action (M, Pr., 111ff.). 2. under (κατακαλύπτω), etc.). 3. in succession (καθεξῆς). 4. after, behind (καταλείπω). 5. Hostility, against (καταλαλέω). (AS)
427 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3092
יְהוֹשָׁפָט
ye.ho.sha.phat — Jehoshaphat
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.16; son of: Ahilud (H0286); brother of: Baana (H1195) § Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah has judged" 1) son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah 2) son of Nimshi and father of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Ahilud and chronicler under David and Solomon 4) son of Paruah and one of the 12 commissary officers under Solomon 5) a priest and trumpeter in the time of David 6) symbolical name of a valley near Jerusalem which is the place of ultimate judgment; maybe the deep ravine which separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives through which the Kidron flowed
73 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G907
βαπτίζω
baptizō — to baptize
βαπτίζω (βάπτω), [in LXX: 4Ki.5:14 (טבל), Isa.21:4, Jdth.12:7, Sir.31 (34)30 * ;] to dip, immerse, sink; 1. generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships); metaphorically, to overwhelm (Is, l.with; cf. MM, Exp., x); with cogn. accusative, βάπτισμα β., Mrk.10:38, 39 Luk.12:50. Mid., 2. to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (Ki, Jth, Si, ll. with): Mrk.7:4; aor. pass, in same sense, Luk.11:38. 3 Of ablution, immersion, as a religious rite, to baptize; (a) (a) absol.; Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:25, 26 28 3:22, 23, 26 4:2 10:40, 1Co.1:17; ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ βαπτιστής, M, Pr., 127), Mrk.6:14, 24; with accusative, Jhn.4:1, Act.8:38, I Co.1.14, 16; with cogn. accusative, τὸ βάπτισμα, Act.19:4 (cf. Mrk.10:38, supr.); pass., to be baptized, receive baptism: Mat.3:13, 14, 16, Mrk.16:16, Luk.3:7, 12 21 7:29 (τ. βάπτισμα) ib. 30, Act.2:41 8:12, 13 36 9:18 10:47 16:15, 33 18:8; mid., 22:16 (M, Pr., 163); (b) with prepositions: ἐν, of the element, Mat.3:6, 11 Mrk.1:4, 5 8, Luk.3:16, Jhn.1:26, 31 33 3:23, Act.1:5 2:38 10:48 11:16, 1Co.10:2; εἰς, of the element, purpose or result (Lft., Notes, 155), Mat.3:1 28:19, Mrk.1:9, Act.8:16 19:3, 5 Rom.6:3, 1Co.1:13, 15 10:2 12:13, Gal.3:27; with dative, ὕδατι, Luk.3:16, Act.1:5 11:16; ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν, perh. to fulfil the wish of a dead friend, 1Co.15:29 (see ICC, in l.; cf. DB, i, 238ff.; DCG, i, 169a; ii, 605b; Cremer, 126). † (AS)
62 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8504
תְּכֵ֫לֶת
te.khe.let — blue
1) violet, violet stuff 1a) violet thread 1b) violet stuff or fabric 2) (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple)
46 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7355
רָחַם
ra.cham — to have compassion
1) to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion 1a) (Qal) to love 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to have compassion, be compassionate 1b1a) of God, man 1c) (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate
42 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8415
תְּהוֹם
te.hom — abyss
1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea 1a) deep (of subterranean waters) 1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea) 1c) primeval ocean, deep 1d) deep, depth (of river) 1e) abyss, the grave
32 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6757
צַלְמָ֫וֶת
tsal.ma.vet — shadow
1) death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death 1a) death-shadow 1b) death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness 1c) death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig) 1d) death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2011
הִנֹּם
hin.nom — (Topheth of) Hinnom
Hinnom = "lamentation" a valley (deep and narrow ravine) with steep, rocky sides located southwest of Jerusalem, separating Mount Zion to the north from the 'hill of evil counsel' and the sloping rocky plateau of the 'plain of Rephaim' to the south Combined with to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4688
מְצוֹלָה
me.tso.lah — depth
depth, the deep, the deep sea
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6009
עָמֹק
a.maq — be deep
1) to be deep, be profound, make deep 1a) (Qal) to be deep 1b) (Hiphil) to make deep, make profound
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G899
βάθος
bathos — depth
βάθος, -εος (-ους), τό, [in LXX for מְצוּלָה ,תַּחְתִּי, etc. ;] depth: Mat.13:5, Mrk.4:5, Rom.8:39, Eph.3:18; τὸ β., the deep sea: Luk.5:4; metaphorically, β. πλούτου . . . Θεοῦ, Rom.11:33; τὰ β. τ. Θεοῦ (the Divine counsels), 1Co.2:10; ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία, deep poverty, 2Co.8:2.† (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8639
תַּרְדֵּמָה
tar.de.mah — deep sleep
deep sleep, trance
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1690
ἐμβριμάομαι
embrimaomai — be agitated
ἐμ-βριμάομαι (T, -έομαι; Bl., § 22, 1), -ῶμαι (βρίμη, strength, bulk, whence βριμάομαι, to snort with anger), depon., with aor. mid. and pass., [in LXX (Hatch, Essays, 25): Dan LXX 11:30 (also Aq., Psa.7:12; Sm., Isa.17:13) * ;] to snort in (of horses, Æsch.), hence, to speak or act with deep feeling (DCG, i, 62b); (a) to be moved with anger (cf. ἐμβρίμημα, La 2:6): with dative, Mrk.14:5, Jhn.11:33; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Jhn.11:38; (b) to admonish sternly: with dative, Mat.9:30, Mrk.1:43.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2217
ζόφος
zophos — darkness
ζόφος, -ου, ὁ (akin to γνόφος, which see), [in Sm.: Exo.10:22, Job.28:3, Psa.11:2 91:6, Isa.59:9 * ;] in Hom, the gloom of the under-world; hence, darkness, deep gloom (poët. and late prose writers): Heb.12:18, 2Pe.2:4 2:17, Ju 6 13.† ὁμίχλη, -ης, ἡ, [in LXX for עֲרָפֶל, etc. ;] a mist: 2Pe.2:17 SYN.: νέφος, νεφέλη, both thicker than ὁ (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3700
כָּסַף
ka.saph — to long
1) to long for, yearn for, long after 1a) (Qal) to long for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to long for (deeply) 1b2) being longed for (participle)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H380
אִישׁוֹן
i.shon — pupil
1) pupil of the eye 2) middle of the night (that is the deepest blackness)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4036
περίλυπος
perilupos — sorrowful
περί-λυπος, -ον [in LXX: Psa.42:5, 11, I Est.8:69, al. ;] very sad, deeply grieved: Mat.26:38, Mrk.6:26 14:34, Luk.18:23.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3989
πέλαγος
pelagos — sea
πέλαγος, -ους, τό [in LXX: 2Ma.5:21, 4Ma.7:1 * ;] the deep sea, the deep, the sea: Act.27:5; τὸ π. τῆς θαλάσσης, Mat.18:6 SYN.: θαλάσσα (which see); and cf. ἄβυσσος (AS)
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עָמוֹק
a.moq — Amok
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7 § Amok = "to be deep" a priest who returned with Zerubbabel
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Used to denote (1) the grave or the abyss (Rom. 10:7; Luke 8:31); (2) the deepest part of the sea (Ps. 69:15); (3) the chaos mentioned in Gen. 1:2; (4) the bottomless pit, hell (Rev. 9:1, 2; 11:7; 20:13).
Scripture references
Romans 10:7Luke 8:31Psalms 69:15Genesis 1:2Genesis 4Revelation 9:1Revelation 9:2Revelation 11:7Revelation 20:13
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.