κρημνόςkrēmnós
overhanging, i.e. a precipice
Greek (New Testament) · G2911
Meanings
a steep bank: Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
- Mark 5:13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
- Luke 8:33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.