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ᾅδης
háidēs · Greek · Strong's G86 · 10 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “grave”
What it means
properly, unseen, i.e. "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls
from G1 (Α) (as negative particle) and G1492 (εἴδω);
How the KJV renders it
grave, hell
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“grave”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Did Jesus descend into hell?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
10 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 2:27 N-ASMActs 2:31 N-ASMLuke 10:15 N-GSMLuke 16:23 N-DSMMatthew 11:23 N-GSMMatthew 16:18 N-GSMRevelation 1:18 N-GSMRevelation 6:8 N-NSMRevelation 20:13 N-NSMRevelation 20:14 N-NSM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.