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noun greek

ăbyssus

gen. ăbyssi · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
= ἄβυσσος (sc. λίμνη).
A bottomless pit; an abyss
A bottomless pit, an abyss, Isid. Orig. 13, 20.—
The sea
The sea, Vulg. Gen. 1, 2.—
The place of the dead; Hades
The place of the dead, Orcus, Hades, Vulg. Rom. 10, 7.—
hell
Tartarus, hell, where the wicked are confined, Vulg. Luc. 8, 31; ib. Apoc. 9, 1. So in eccl. Lat.
Perseus ID: n281 Key: abyssus