G5421Greekphréar
φρέαρ
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)
7
Total Occurrences
3
Books
0
Old Testament
7
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a well
- 2the 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)
Etymology & Derivation
of uncertain derivation