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12 αβυσσος abussos ab’-us-sos

from 1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of 1037; n f

AV-bottomless pit 5, deep 2, bottomless 2; 9

1) bottomless, unbounded {#Ge 1:2 Isa 44:27 Job 41:31}

2) the abyss, the pit, the immeasurable depth

3) of Orchus, very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth {#Ps 71:20}

4) the common receptacle of the dead {#Ro 10:7} and especially as the abode of demons {#Lu 8:31 Re 9:1,2,11 11:7 17:8 20:1,3}