noun · masculine
hados
Greekᾅδης (hadēs)
Strong’sG86
Hades
stem had-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ᾅδης, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX ehiefly for שְׁאוֹל, also for דּוּמָה, מָוֶת, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G86 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hados3×ᾅδης | hadois |
| object accusative | hadon2×ᾅδην | hadoin |
| direct address vocative | hador | hadoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hadou4×ᾅδου | hadoiu |
| to, for dative | hado1×ᾅδῃ | hadoi |
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
hado 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
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
hados“hades”subjectnominative singular3×
Revelation 6:8“hades”kai horama, kai idou hippos chlōros, kai tos katherōtos epanō autou onomem auto tos Thanatos, kai tos hados akolouthate meta autou, kai dōita autoi exousias epi tem tetartem tau gēau, apokteinara en romfaia kai en limo kai en thanato kai hupo teiu thēreiu tau gēau.Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
Revelation 20:13“hades”kai dōata tas thalassas toin nekroin toin en auta, kai tos thanatos kai tos hados dōala toin nekroin toin en autoi, kai krinila hekastos kata teim ergeim autoiu.The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
Revelation 20:14“hades”kai tos thanatos kai tos hados ballila eis tan limnan teu pureu. houtos tos thanatos tos deuteros atō, tas limnas teu pureu.Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death — the lake of fire.
hadon“hades”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 2:27“hades”hoti ouk enkataleipasi tan psuchan mu eis hadon, oude dōasi ton hosion su horara diafthoran.because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Acts 2:31“hades”prooraratos lalata peri tau anastasiau tou christou hoti oute enkataleipita eis hadon oute tas sarxas autou horata diafthoran.Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
hadou“hades”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 11:23“hades”kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei ginila tais dunamiais tais gineratais en si, menata an mechris tau sēmeron.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 16:18“hades”kamis de si legamō hoti sis asō Petros, kai epi houta ta petra oikodomami mu tan ekklēsan, kai pulais hadou ouk katischuali autau;And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Luke 10:15“hades”kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs tou hadou katabainisi.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
Revelation 1:18“hades”kai tos zōarōtos kai ginema nekros kai idou zōarōtos amō eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu kai echamō tain kleidain tou thanatou kai tou hadou.the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
hado“hades”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 16:23“hades”kai en to hado epairaratos toin ofthalmoin autou, huparcharōtos en basanai, horatō Abraam apo makrothen kai Lazaron en toi kolpoi autou.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.