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Bottomless Pit

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bot´um -les , (τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ἀβύσσου , tó phréar tḗs abússou , "the pit of the abyss," Revelation 9:1 , Revelation 9:2 the King James Version): In the Revised Version (British and American), he abussos (always an adjective in classical authors = "bottomless") is uniformly rendered "the abyss" (which see) ( Luke 8:31; Romans 10:7; Revelation 9:11; Revelation 11:7; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 20:1 , Revelation 20:3 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bottomless Pit'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/bottomless-pit.html. 1915.