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βάθος

MainId: 000898000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: β

StrongCodes: G0899

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 000898001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: βάθος
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ους
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'βαθύνω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 000898001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 81.8
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Spacial Dimensions
  LEXSubDomains: High, Low, Deep
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-02-04 21:10:49
    DefinitionShort: the distance beneath a surface
    Glosses: ['depth', 'deep']
    Comments: In some languages it may be best to say ‘because there was not much soil’ {S:04001300500038}.
  LEXReferences: MAT 13:5, MARK 4:5, LUKE 5:4, EPH 3:18
2. LEXID: 000898001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 81.9
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Spacial Dimensions
  LEXSubDomains: High, Low, Deep
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-02-04 21:10:49
    DefinitionShort: a place that is deep
    Glosses: ['deep place', 'deep water']
  LEXReferences: LUKE 5:4
3. LEXID: 000898001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 78.22
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Degree
  LEXSubDomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-02-04 21:10:49
    DefinitionShort: an extreme point on a scale of extent
    Glosses: ['extremely', 'exceedingly great', 'very very']
  LEXReferences: ROM 11:33, 2COR 8:2
4. LEXID: 000898001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 1.18
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features
  LEXSubDomains: Regions Below the Surface of the Earth
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-02-04 21:10:49
    DefinitionShort: a place or region which is low
    Glosses: the world below
    Comments: As in the case of {L:ὕψωμα}[a] ({D:1.13}), βάθος may be interpreted as a supernatural force ([e]).|The phrase κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς ‘the lower parts of the earth’ may likewise refer to ‘the world below’ as in εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς ‘down into the lower parts of the earth’ {S:04500803900008} (see {D:83.54}). Some scholars, however, understand this expression as being a reference to the earth which is low in contrast with heaven. On the basis of such an interpretation one may render {S:04500803900008} as ‘he came down to the earth itself.’
  LEXReferences: ROM 8:39
5. LEXID: 000898001005000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 12.47
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Supernatural Beings and Powers
  LEXSubDomains: Supernatural Powers
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-02-04 21:10:49
    DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:βάθος}[a] ‘depth,’ {D:81.8}) supernatural powers in the region below the earth
    Glosses: powers of the world below
    Comments: See {D:12.46} for an illustrative passage in {S:04500803800000 04500803900000}. For another interpretation of βάθος in {S:04500803900008}, see {L:βάθος}[d] {D:1.18}.|As in the case of {L:ὕψωμα}[b] ({D:12.46}), βάθος[e] has been interpreted by some as indicating merely the distance which a person might be separated from God, but most scholars assume that the reference here is to ‘the powers of the world below.’
  LEXReferences: ROM 8:39
6. LEXID: 000898001006000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 28.76
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Know
  LEXSubDomains: Not Able To Be Known, Secret
  LEXCollocations: τὰ βάθη
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-02-04 21:10:49
    DefinitionShort: (figurative extension of meaning of {L:βάθος}[a] ‘depth,’ {D:81.8}) the content of knowledge which is very difficult to know
    Glosses: ['deep secrets', 'secrets difficult to find out about']
    Comments: Only rarely can one use a literal rendering of τὰ βαθέα or τὰ βάθη in referring to secrets. In some instances it may be possible to use an expression such as ‘far away’ or ‘distant,’ and in other cases one can use expressions meaning ‘hard’ or ‘difficult.’ More often than not, however, the closest equivalent of τὰ βαθέα and τὰ βάθη in this type of context is either an expression of degree using a term such as ‘very’ (for example, ‘that which is very secret’) or an expression implying ‘that which is hidden’ or ‘that which is difficult to discover.’
  LEXReferences: 1COR 2:10