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Lexicon :: Strong's G5421 - phrear

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φρέαρ
Transliteration
phrear (Key)
Pronunciation
freh'-ar
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
7x in 2 unique form(s) TR
7x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
57x in 7 unique form(s)
φρέαρ — 4x
φρέατος — 3x
φρέαρ — 4x
φρέατος — 3x
Φρέαρ — 3x
φρέαρ — 27x
φρέατα — 5x
φρέατι — 3x
φρέατός — 1x
φρέατος — 16x
φρεάτων — 2x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

φρέαρ phréar, freh'-ar; of uncertain derivation; a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison):—well, pit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G5421 in the following manner: pit (5x), well (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G5421 in the following manner: pit (5x), well (2x).

  1. a well

  2. the pit of the abyss (because the nether world is thought to increase in size the further it extends from the surface of the earth and so resemble a cistern, the orifice of which is narrow)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φρέαρ phréar, freh'-ar; of uncertain derivation; a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison):—well, pit.
STRONGS G5421:
φρέαρ, φρεαρατος, τό, from the Homer hymn Cer. 99 and Herodotus 6, 119 down; the Sept. for בְּאֵר and (in 1 Samuel 19:22; 2 Samuel 3:26; Jeremiah 48:7, 9 (Jer. 41:7,9) בּור (a pit, cistern), a well: Luke 14:5; John 4:11f; φρέαρ τῆς ἀβύσσου, the pit of the abyss (because the nether world is thought to increase in size the further it extends from the surface of the earth and so to resemble a cistern, the orifice of which is narrow), Revelation 9:1f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
19:22
2 Samuel
3:26
Jeremiah
41:7; 41:9; 48:7; 48:9
Luke
14:5
John
4:11
Revelation
9:1
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