φρέαρ
phréar
“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)”
7 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
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)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a well, cistern, Lk. 14:5; Jn. 4:11, 12; a pit, Rev. 9:1, 2*
Translated in KJV as
wellpit
Etymology
of uncertain derivation;
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