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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

Examples

  • πάντα, ὅσα ἠθέλησεν ὁ Κύριοσ ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἐν ταῖσ θαλάσσαισ καὶ ἐν πάσαισ ταῖσ ἀβύσσοισ. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 134:6)

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