noun · feminine

abussas

Greekἄβυσσος (abussos)

Strong’sG12

the abyss, the unfathomable depth

stem abuss-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

abyss9×

What it means

ἄ-βυσσος, -ον

(< Ion. βυσσός = βυθός),

1. in cl., boundless, bottomless (e.g. ἄ. πέλαγος, ἄ. πλοῦτος Æsch.).

2. [In LXX (for תְּהוֹם, Ge 1:2, al.; exc. Is 44:27, Jb 41:22 for צוּלָה, מְצוּלָה, Jb 36:16 for רַחַב) and] NT, as subst. (MM, VGT, s.v.), ἡ ἄ. (sc. χώρα), the abyss;

(a) of the sea (Ge 1:2);

(b) of the underworld, as the abode of the dead: Ro 10:7 (a paraphrase of De 30:13 LXX); as the abode of demons, Lk 8:31, Re 9:1, 2, 11, 11:7, 17:8, 20:1, 3 (Cremer, 2).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G12 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidab'-us-sos

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

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037;

King Jamesdeep, (bottomless) pit.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	abussas	abussais
object accusative	abussan3×ἄβυσσον	abussain
direct address vocative	abussar	abussair
of, belonging to genitive	abussau6×ἀβύσσου	abussaiu
to, for dative	abussa	abussai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

abussstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

abussa is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

abussan“abyss”objectaccusative singular3×

Luke 8:31“abyss”kai parakalale auton hina mē epitassateia autei eis tan abussan aperchara.And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Romans 10:7“abyss”ē; Tinos katabaineti eis tan abussan? houtem atō Christon ek nekroiu anagara.or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

Revelation 20:3“abyss”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

abussau“abyss”of, belonging togenitive singular6×

Revelation 9:1“abyss”Kai tos pemptos angelos salpizata; kai horama astēron ek tou ouranou piptarēton eis tan gēan, kai dōita auto tas kleidas teu freareu tau abussau;Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

Revelation 9:2“abyss”kai anoigata tem frearem tau abussau, kai anabainata kapnos ek teu freareu hōs kapnos kaminau megau, kai skotita tos hēlios kai tos aēros ek tou kapnou teu freareu.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

Revelation 9:11“abyss”echalō epi autaiu basilevon ton angelon tau abussau; onomem auto Hebraisti Abaddōn kai en ta Hellēnika onomem echatō Apolluōnos.They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.

Revelation 11:7“abyss”Kai hotan telaleia tan marturian autoiu, tem thērem tem anabainarōtem ek tau abussau poiati meta autoiu polemon kai nikati autoin kai apokteinati autoin.When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

Revelation 17:8“abyss”tem thērem hem horasa ate kai ouk atō, kai mellatō anabainarō ek tau abussau, kai eis apōleian hupagatō; kai thaumazili tois katoikarōtois epi tau gēau, hoiu ouk grafitē tem onomem epi tem bibliem tau zōau apo katabolau kosmou, bleparōtoiu tem thērem hoti ate kai ouk atō kai pareieti.The beast that you saw — it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

Revelation 20:1“abyss”Kai horama angelon katabainarōton ek tou ouranou, echarōton tan kleidan tau abussau kai halusian megan epi tan cheiran autou.Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.