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GreekG0086Noun (Masculine)

ᾍδης

Hadēs

10Occurrences
G0086Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, unseen, i.e. "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls

from G1 (Α) (as negative particle) and G1492 (εἴδω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in Hom., Hades (Pluto), the god of the underworld.
2.the abode of Hades, the underivorld; in NT, the abode of departed spirits, Hades
LXX: ehiefly for שְׁאוֹל, also for דּוּמָה, מָוֶת, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ᾍδης appears 10 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
4
Acts
2
Luke
2
Matthew
2

Key Passages

Acts 2:27BSB

because You will not abandon my soul to Hades,nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Luke 10:15BSB

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

Matthew 11:23BSB

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Revelation 1:18BSB

the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Revelation 20:14BSB

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.