ἄ-βυσσος, -ον (Ion. βυσσός = βυθός), 1. in cl., boundless, bottomless (e.g. ἄ. πέλαγος, ἄ. πλοῦτος Æsch.). 2. [In LXX (for תְּהוֹם, Gen.1:2, al.; exc. Isa.44:27, Job.41:22 for צוּלָה, מְצוּלָה, Job.36:16 for רַחַב) and] NT, as subst. (MM, VGT, see word), ἡ ἄ. (sc. χώρα), the abyss; (a) of the sea (Gen.1:2); (b) of the underworld, as the abode of the dead: Rom.10:7 (a paraphrase of Deu.30:13 LXX); as the abode of demons, Luk.8:31, Rev.9:1, 2, 11, 11:7, 17:8, 20:1, 3 (Cremer, 2). † (AS)
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G12 — ἄβυσσος
abussos · abyss · Greek
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Luke 8:31 · ἄβυσσονThey begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.Romans 10:7 · ἄβυσσον;or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”Revelation 9:1 · ἀβύσσου,The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.Revelation 9:2 · ἀβύσσου·He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.Revelation 9:11 · ἀβύσσου·They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is “Abaddon,” but in Greek, he has the name “Apollyon.”Revelation 11:7 · ἀβύσσουWhen they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.Revelation 17:8 · ἀβύσσουThe beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.Revelation 20:1 · ἀβύσσουI saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.Revelation 20:3 · ἄβυσσονand cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.