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ἄβυσσος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄβυσσος ἄβυσσος ἄβυσσον

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + βυσς (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: For the Root, v. baqu/s.

Sense

  1. bottomless, boundless
  2. unfathomable

Declension

First/Second declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative ά̓βυσσος ά̓βυσσον
Genitive ἀβύσσου ἀβύσσου
Dative ἀβύσσῳ ἀβύσσῳ
Accusative ά̓βυσσον ά̓βυσσον
Vocative ά̓βυσσε ά̓βυσσον
DualN/A/V ἀβύσσω ἀβύσσω
G/D ἀβύσσοιν ἀβύσσοιν
PluralNominative ά̓βυσσοι ά̓βυσσα
Genitive ἀβύσσων ἀβύσσων
Dative ἀβύσσοις ἀβύσσοις
Accusative ἀβύσσους ά̓βυσσα
Vocative ά̓βυσσοι ά̓βυσσα
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ά̓βυσσος ἀβύσσου ἀβυσσότερος ἀβυσσοτέρου ἀβυσσότατος ἀβυσσοτάτου
Adverb ἀβύσσως ἀβυσσότερον ἀβυσσότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ὁ γὰρ Κύριοσ ὁ Θεόσ σου εἰσάξει σε εἰσ γῆν ἀγαθὴν καὶ πολλήν, οὗ χείμαρροι ὑδάτων καὶ πηγαὶ ἀβύσσων ἐκπορευόμεναι διὰ τῶν πεδίων καὶ διὰ τῶν ὀρέων. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 8:7)
  • καὶ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ εἶπεν. ἀπ̓ εὐλογίασ Κυρίου ἡ γῆ αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ ὡρῶν οὐρανοῦ καὶ δρόσου καὶ ἀπὸ ἀβύσσων πηγῶν κάτωθεν (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 33:13)
  • ὅσασ ἔδειξάσ μοι θλίψεισ πολλὰσ καὶ κακάσ, καὶ ἐπιστρέψασ ἐζωοποίησάσ με, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀβύσσων τῆσ γῆσ πάλιν ἀνήγαγέσ με. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 70:20)
  • ἐπλεόνασασ ἐπ̓ ἐμὲ τὴν μεγαλωσύνην σου καὶ ἐπιστρέψασ παρεκάλεσάσ με καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀβύσσων τῆσ γῆσ πάλιν ἀνήγαγέσ με. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 70:21)
  • ἀναβαίνουσιν ἕωσ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ καταβαίνουσιν ἕωσ τῶν ἀβύσσων, ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτῶν ἐν κακοῖσ ἐτήκετο. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 106:26)

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