Strong G5490χάσμα
chasm
- Transliteration
- chasma
- Pronunciation
- khas'-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From a form of an obsolete primary chao (to gape or yawn); a chasm or vacancy (impassable interval): - gulf.
Detailed definition
χάσμα, -τος, τό
(χάσκω, to yawn), [in LXX: 2Ki.18:17 (פַּחַת)*;]
a chasm, wide space: Luk.16:26.†
(AS)
(χάσκω, to yawn), [in LXX: 2Ki.18:17 (פַּחַת)*;]
a chasm, wide space: Luk.16:26.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5490 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gulf1
First verses
- Luke 16:26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
χάσμα, ατος, τό,
(χαίνω) yawning chasm, gulf, χ. μέγα, of Tartarus, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 740; Ταρτάρου.. ἄβυσσα χ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1605; χ. γῆς 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.30; τὰ χ. τῆς γῆς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 111e)]; χθονός, πέτρας, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 281, “IT” 626; σεισμοὶ καὶ χάσματα 5th-6th c.AD: Julianus Laodicensis Astrologus in “Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.134.)]
II open, gaping mouth, χ. θηρός [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 363 (Lyric poetry))]; as forming a helmet, [Refs ([prev. author] “Rh.” 209)]; of a yawning gulf, χάρυβδις.. ἄρμα περιβαλοῦσα χάσματι [Refs 6th c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Supp.” 501; Σκύλλης χάσμασιν “Anthologia Graeca” 11.379 (6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus))]; χ. φάρυγος, of a lion,[Refs 7th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 6.218 (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus); χ. ὀδόντων “Anacreontea” 24.4, etc.)]
III generally, any wide opening, θυρέτρων χ. ἀχανές [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 1.18)]; also, expanse, of the sky and sea, χ. πελάγεος τὸ δὴ Αἰγαῖον καλέεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.85; τὸ χ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 614d.)]
(χαίνω) yawning chasm, gulf, χ. μέγα, of Tartarus, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 740; Ταρτάρου.. ἄβυσσα χ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1605; χ. γῆς 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.30; τὰ χ. τῆς γῆς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 111e)]; χθονός, πέτρας, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 281, “IT” 626; σεισμοὶ καὶ χάσματα 5th-6th c.AD: Julianus Laodicensis Astrologus in “Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.134.)]
II open, gaping mouth, χ. θηρός [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 363 (Lyric poetry))]; as forming a helmet, [Refs ([prev. author] “Rh.” 209)]; of a yawning gulf, χάρυβδις.. ἄρμα περιβαλοῦσα χάσματι [Refs 6th c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Supp.” 501; Σκύλλης χάσμασιν “Anthologia Graeca” 11.379 (6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus))]; χ. φάρυγος, of a lion,[Refs 7th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 6.218 (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus); χ. ὀδόντων “Anacreontea” 24.4, etc.)]
III generally, any wide opening, θυρέτρων χ. ἀχανές [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 1.18)]; also, expanse, of the sky and sea, χ. πελάγεος τὸ δὴ Αἰγαῖον καλέεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.85; τὸ χ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 614d.)]