Strong’s G12 · Greek

ἄβυσσος
ábyssos

Definition

depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss"

Etymology

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037 (βυθός);

Where the KJV renders it

  • deep
  • (bottomless) pit

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

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