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φρέαρ

MainId: 005308000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: φ

StrongCodes: G5421

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 005308001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: φρέαρ

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ατος

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 005308001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 7.57

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Constructions

      LEXSubDomains: Constructions for Holding Water

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 13:39:26

         DefinitionShort: deep constructions, often walled with stone, at the bottom of which was a pool of water

         Glosses: well

         Comments: If there was a relatively ready flow of water, a well could very appropriately be called a {L:πηγή}[a] ‘spring,’ {D:1.78} (and this may be the reason for {L:πηγή} in {S:04300400600036}), but if water only gradually seeped into the well from surrounding areas or was collected in the well from surface drainage, it would be more appropriately called φρέαρ[a]. However, both terms are used interchangeably in certain contexts; compare, for example, {L:πηγή} in {S:04300400600036} and φρέαρ in {S:04300401100022}, both referring to Jacob’s well at Sychar.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 14:5, YHN 4:11, YHN 4:12

   2. LEXID: 005308001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 1.58

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features

      LEXSubDomains: Depressions and Holes

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 13:39:26

         DefinitionShort: a relatively deep pit or shaft in the ground

         Glosses: deep pit

         Comments: In this occurrence of φρέαρ ({S:06600900100044}), the reference is essentially equivalent to that of {L:ἄβυσσος} ‘abyss’ ({D:1.20}).

      LEXReferences: REV 9:1, REV 9:2, REV 9:2, REV 9:2