Lexical Definition

‎ἄβυσσος‎ ábyssos (ab'-us-sos) abyss G:N-F
from ‎Α‎ (as a negative particle) and a variation of ‎βυθός‎

deep, (bottomless) pit.

Usage: 10 forms in 45 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἄβυσσον abyss Luke.8.31 • Rev.20.3
abyss’ Rom.10.7
ἀβύσσου abyss Rev.9.1 • Rev.9.2 • Rev.9.11 • Rev.11.7 • Rev.17.8 • Rev.20.1
αβύσσων abysses LXX.Ps.71.20 • LXX.Ps.71.21 • LXX.Ps.107.26
deeps LXX.Deut.33.13
of deeps LXX.Deut.8.7
αβύσσω deep LXX.Ps.78.15 • LXX.Ps.106.9 • LXX.Isa.44.27
αβύσσουσ abysses LXX.Prov.8.24
of deeps LXX.Ps.33.7
αβύσσου abyss LXX.Gen.1.2 • LXX.Gen.7.11 • LXX.Gen.8.2 • LXX.Job.41.32
deep LXX.Isa.63.13
of abyss LXX.Job.38.30
of deep LXX.Job.38.16 • LXX.Isa.51.10
αβύσσοισ deeps LXX.Ps.135.6
άβυσσοσ abyss LXX.Job.28.14 • LXX.Ps.36.6 • LXX.Ezek.31.15 • LXX.Hab.3.10
an abyss LXX.Job.36.16
deep LXX.Ps.42.7 • LXX.Ps.104.6 • LXX.Ezek.31.4 • LXX.Jonah.2.5
άβυσσον abyss LXX.Job.41.31 • LXX.Job.41.32 • LXX.Amos.7.4
deep LXX.Ps.42.7 • LXX.Ezek.26.19
άβυσσοι abysses LXX.Ps.77.16 • LXX.Ps.148.7 • LXX.Prov.3.20

Abbott-Smith

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).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Genesis 1:2
Deuteronomy 30:13
Job 36:16 · 41:22*
Isaiah 44:27
Luke 8:31
Romans 10:7
Revelation 9:1 · 9:2 · 9:11 · 11:7 · 17:8 · 20:1 · 20:3

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἄβυσσος, ον,

bottomless, unfathomed, πηγαί[Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, unfathomable, boundless, πλοῦτος[Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II ἡ ἄ. the great deep, [LXX]: the abyss, underworld, [NT]; the infinite void, [Refs]

LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.1.2 ☩ Luke.8.31 ☩ Rom.10.7 ☩ Rev.9.1