βάθος,
-εος (
-ους),
τό, (connected with the obsolete verb
βάζω,
βάω [but cf. Curtius, § 635; Vanicek, p. 195); cf.
βαθύς,
βάσσων, and
ὁ βυθός,
ὁ βύσσός; German
Boden),
depth, height, — [accusative, as measured down or up];
1. properly:
Matthew 13:5;
Mark 4:5;
Romans 8:39 (opposed to ὕψωμα); Ephesians 3:18 (opposed to ὕψος); of 'the deep' sea (the 'high seas'), Luke 5:4.
2. metaphorically: ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία αὐτῶν, deep, extreme, poverty, 2 Corinthians 8:2; τὰ βάθη τοῦ θεοῦ the deep things of God, things hidden and above man's scrutiny, especially the divine counsels, 1 Corinthians 2:10 (τοῦ Σατανᾶ, Revelation 2:24 Rec.; καρδίας ἀνθρώπου, Judith 8:14; [τὰ β. τῆς θείας γνώσεως, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 40, 1 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage)]); inexhaustible abundance, immense amount, πλούτου, Romans 11:33 (so also Sophocles Aj. 130; βαθὺς πλοῦτος, Aelian v. h. 3, 18; κακῶν [Aeschylus Pers. 465, 712]; Euripides, Hel. 303; Sept. Proverbs 18:3).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Proverbs
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18:3
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Matthew
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13:5
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Mark
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4:5
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Luke
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5:4
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Romans
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8:39; 11:33
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1 Corinthians
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2:10
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2 Corinthians
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8:2
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Ephesians
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3:18
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Revelation
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2:24
