The meaning of “φρέαρ”
Understanding phréar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of uncertain derivation well, pit. - a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a...
φρέαρ
of uncertain derivation well, pit. - a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well - figuratively, an abyss (as a prison)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 14:5 | “And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?” Word: φρέαρ (phréar) | |
| John 4:11 | “The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?” Word: φρέαρ (phréar) | |
| John 4:12 | “Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?” Word: φρέαρ (phréar) | |
| Revelation 9:1 | “And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.” Word: φρέαρ (phréar) | |
| Revelation 9:2 | “And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.” Word: φρέαρ (phréar) |