noun · neuter
chasmem
Greekχάσμα (chasma)
Strong’sG5490
a gap, gulf, chasm
stem chasm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χάσμα, -τος, τό
(< χάσκω, to yawn), [in LXX: II Ki 18:17 (פַּחַת)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5490 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhas'-mah
a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval)
Fromfrom a form of an obsolete primary χάω (to "gape" or "yawn");
King Jamesgulf.
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 or object direct | chasmem1×χάσμα | chasmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | chasmeu | chasmeiu |
| to, for dative | chasme | chasmei |
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
chasme 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
chasmem“chasm”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Luke 16:26“chasm”kai en pantei houtei metaxu nu kai vu chasmem megem stērizitē, hopōs tois thelarōtois diabainara enthen pros vin mē duneleiō, mēde ekeithen pros nin diaperaleiō.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’