Revelation 20:3:6Rev.20.3.W6TAB
ἄβυσσον
abysson
“abyss”
- Transliteration
- A-bys-son
- Extended
- AH-bys-sohn
- IPA
- /ˈa.bys.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- abyss
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
A-bys-son
- sentence
KAI E-ba-len au-TON eis tên A-bys-son KAI E-klei-sen KAI es-PHRA-gi-sen e-PA-nô au-TOU HI-na mê pla-NÊ-sêi E-ti ta E-thnê A-khri te-les-THÊI ta KHI-li-a E-tê me-TA TAU-ta DEI ly-THÊ-nai au-TON mi-KRON KHRON-on
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ten abysson {εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον | eis tēn á-bys-son} specifies the destination of the casting, with abysson functioning as a technical apocalyptic term for a subterranean prison.
In context — Revelation 20:3
And he threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years are fulfilled. After these things, he must be released for a short time .
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 20:3, so the Greek word ἄβυσσον (abysson) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.20.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.3.W6.S1) and character.