1. a gulf, pit :—; at Athens a cleft behind the Acropolis, into which criminals were thrown, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. metaphorically ruin, perdition , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
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barathron · a pit · Greek
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
barathron · a pit · Greek
1. a gulf, pit :—; at Athens a cleft behind the Acropolis, into which criminals were thrown, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. metaphorically ruin, perdition , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)