Pelagos πέλαγος
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| πέλαγος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pelagos |
| Strong's number | G3989 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | sea |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Pelagos (Greek πέλαγος, Strong's G3989) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “sea”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πέλαγος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: 2Ma.5:21, 4Ma.7:1 * ;]
the deep sea, the deep, the sea: Act.27:5; τὸ π. τῆς θαλάσσης, Mat.18:6
SYN.: θαλάσσα (which see); and cf. ἄβυσσος (AS)
[in LXX: 2Ma.5:21, 4Ma.7:1 * ;]
the deep sea, the deep, the sea: Act.27:5; τὸ π. τῆς θαλάσσης, Mat.18:6
SYN.: θαλάσσα (which see); and cf. ἄβυσσος (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | depth (1), sea (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | depths (1), open sea (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pelagos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 18:6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Acts
- Acts 27:5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).