G86

ᾅδης

hadēs

Proper locative noun · From ἄλφα (G1) (as negative particle) and εἴδω (G1492)

From G1 (as negative particle) and G1492; properly, unseen, i.e. "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls:—grave, hell.

Outline

  1. name Hades or Pluto, the god of the lower regions
  2. Orcus, the nether world, the realm of the dead
  3. later use of this word: the grave, death, hell
  4. In Biblical Greek it is associated with Orcus, the infernal regions, a dark and dismal place in the very depths of the earth, the common receptacle of disembodied spirits. Usually Hades is just the abode of the wicked, Luk 16:23, Rev 20:13, 14; a very uncomfortable place. (TDNT)

Usages

Matthew 16:18

Breakdown

And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it:The church will not be destroyed.

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Luke 16:23

Breakdown

hell slavery. afar off The Edomites will be kept far away from the Israelites.

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