Strongs Number: G12
- Greek Word
- ἄβυσσος
- Transliteration
- abussos
- Phonetic
- ab'-us-sos
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
depthless that is (specifically) (infernal)
abyss
- Thayers Definition
-
1. bottomless
2. unbounded
3. the abyss
a. the pit
b. the immeasurable depth
c. of Orcus, a very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth used as the common receptacle of the dead and especially as the abode of demons
- Origin
- From G1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037
- Bible Usage
- deep (bottomless) pit.