πέλαγοςpélagos
the deep sea, the deep, the sea: Acts 27:5; τὸ π.
Greek (New Testament) · G3989
Meanings
τῆς θαλάσσης, Matthew 18:6.
Synonyms
θαλάσσα (see that word); and cf. ἄβυσσος.
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 18:6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Acts 27:5 Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.