ἄβυσσος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From α- "not" + βυσσός "depth of the sea"

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [ábʉssos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [ˈabysso̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ˈaβyssos]

[edit] Adjective

ἄβυσσος m., ἄβυσσος f., ἄβυσσον n.; second declension; (abussos)

  1. bottomless, boundless
  2. unfathomable

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[edit] Noun

ἄβυσσος (genitive ἀβύσσου) f, second declension; (abussos)

  1. bottomless pit, abyss
  2. The subterranean world of the dead: abyss

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[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G12

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