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πέλαγος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πέλαγος, ους, τό
Greek transliteration: 
pelagos
Simplified transliteration: 
pelagos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3989
GK Number: 
4283
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3d(2b)
Gloss: 
open sea; depths
Definition: 
the deep, the open sea, Mt. 18:6; a sea, distinguished from the sea in general, and named from an adjacent country, Acts 27:5*

Greek-English Concordance for πέλαγος

Matthew 18:6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned far (pelagei | πελάγει | dat sg neut) out (pelagei | πελάγει | dat sg neut) at sea.
Acts 27:5 And when we had sailed across the open (pelagos | πέλαγος | acc sg neut) sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.