noun · neuter
frearem
Greekφρέαρ (frear)
Strong’sG5421
a pit, well
stem frear-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φρέαρ, -ατος, τό
[in LXX chiefly for בְּאֵר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5421 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfreh'-ar
a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison)
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jameswell, 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 or object direct | frearem1×φρέαρ | freareim |
| of, belonging to genitive | freareu3×φρέατος | freareiu |
| to, for dative | freare | frearei |
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
freare 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
frearem“well”subject or objectdirect singular1×
John 4:11“well”legatō auto tas gunaikas; Kurior, oute antlēmem echasō kai tem frearem atō bathuem; pothen oun echasō tem hudōrem tem zōarōtem?“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
freareu“shaft”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Revelation 9:1“shaft”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“shaft”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 9:2“shaft”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.
frearem3×
Luke 14:5“well”kai pros autoin legata; Tinou vu huios ē bouos eis frearem pipteti, kai ouk eutheōs anaspati auton en hēmera teu sabbateu?And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
John 4:12“well”mē sis megoteros asō tou patērou nu Iakōb, hos dōata ni tem frearem kai autos ek auteu pinata kai tois huiois autou kai teim thremmeim autou?Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
Revelation 9:2“shaft”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.