Chasma χάσμα
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| χάσμα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chasma |
| Strong's number | G5490 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | chasm |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Chasma (Greek χάσμα, Strong's G5490) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “chasm”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
χάσμα, -τος, τό
(χάσκω, to yawn), [in LXX: 2Ki.18:17 (פַּחַת)* ;]
a chasm, wide space: Luk.16:26.†
(AS)
(χάσκω, to yawn), [in LXX: 2Ki.18:17 (פַּחַת)* ;]
a chasm, wide space: Luk.16:26.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gulf (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | chasm (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chasma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 16:26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
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).