πέλαγος

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πέλαγος, ους, τό

Greek transliteration

pelagos

Simplified transliteration

pelagos

Strong's number

3989

GK Number

4283

Frequency in New Testament

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*

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.

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