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G5490 χάσμα (chásma)
Greek
Noun, Neuter
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Quick Definition

a gap, gulf, chasm

Strong's Definition

a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval)

Derivation: from a form of an obsolete primary (to "gape" or "yawn");

KJV Usage: gulf

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χάσμα, χασματος, τό (χαίνω to yawn), a gaping opening, a chasm, gulf: equivalent to a great interval, Luk_16:26. (Hesiod theog. 740; Euripides, Plato, Plutarch, Lucian, Aelian, others.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

χάσμα chasma 1x a chasm, gulf, Luk_16:26

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

χάσμα , -τος , τό ( < χάσκω , to yawn ), [in LXX : 2Sa_18:17 ( H6354 ) * ;] a chasm, wide space: Luk_16:26 .†

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

χάσμα χάσμα, ατος, τό, "a yawning hollow, chasm, gulf", Hdt. , etc.; of Tartarus, Hes. , Eur. , Hdt. = χάσμημα, Eur. generally, "any wide expanse", χάσμα πελάγεος τὸ δὴ Αἰγαῖον καλέεται Hdt.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

χάσμα, -τος, τό (χάσκω, to yawn), [in LXX: 2Ki.18:17 (פַּחַת)* ;] a chasm, wide space: Luk.16:26.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

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