Lexicon
βαθύς
bathus
G0901
G:A Greek

deep

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Bathus describes depth or pronounced intensity, including a deep well, sleep, dawn, and “deep things.”

The attested uses chiefly mark depth or intensified extent in a well, sleep, and dawn; one verse applies the term to “deep things” associated with Satan.

Senses in use

  1. Depth or intensity in concrete and temporal settings · dominant

    In John 4:11, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about the well, which the APB renders “the well is deep.” In Acts 20:9, the dative singular masculine form appears in the account of Eutychus becoming drowsy; the APB renders that he “sank into a deep sleep.” In Luke 24:1, the genitive singular masculine form occurs with dawn, rendered by the APB as “at deep dawn.”

  2. Deep things in a teaching-related claim · rare

    In Revelation 2:24, the accusative plural neuter form occurs in the statement about those who have not known what the APB renders “the deep things of Satan as they say.” The clause applies the term to things claimed or known, rather than to a physical setting.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “deep” across all four clauses: “deep sleep,” “the well is deep,” “deep dawn,” and “the deep things of Satan.” These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without establishing finer distinctions.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture