Quick Definition
βάθος, ους, τό n.n. depth, a depth, a deep
Strong's Definition
from the same as 901; profundity, i.e. (by implication) extent; (figuratively) mystery
KJV Usage: deep(-ness, things), depth
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ους | βαθύνω
81.8 · Spacial Dimensions · High, Low, Deep
depth, deep the distance beneath a surface In some languages it may be best to say ‘because there was not much soil’ MAT 13:5.
78.22 · Degree · Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]
extremely, exceedingly great, very very an extreme point on a scale of extent
1.18 · Geographical Objects and Features · Regions Below the Surface of the Earth
the world below a place or region which is low As in the case of ὕψωμα[a] (1.13), βάθος may be interpreted as a supernatural force ([e]).
The phrase κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς ‘the lower parts of the earth’ may likewise refer to ‘the world below’ as in εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς ‘down into the lower parts of the earth’ ROM 8:39 (see 83.54). Some scholars, however, understand this expression as being a reference to the earth which is low in contrast with heaven. On the basis of such an interpretation one may render ROM 8:39 as ‘he came down to the earth itself.’
12.47 · Supernatural Beings and Powers · Supernatural Powers
powers of the world below (a figurative extension of meaning of βάθος[a] ‘depth,’ 81.8) supernatural powers in the region below the earth See 12.46 for an illustrative passage in ROM 8:38 ROM 8:39. For another interpretation of βάθος in ROM 8:39, see βάθος[d] 1.18.
As in the case of ὕψωμα[b] (12.46), βάθος[e] has been interpreted by some as indicating merely the distance which a person might be separated from God, but most scholars assume that the reference here is to ‘the powers of the world below.’
28.76 · Know · Not Able To Be Known, Secret
Collocation: τὰ βάθη
deep secrets, secrets difficult to find out about (figurative extension of meaning of βάθος[a] ‘depth,’ 81.8) the content of knowledge which is very difficult to know Only rarely can one use a literal rendering of τὰ βαθέα or τὰ βάθη in referring to secrets. In some instances it may be possible to use an expression such as ‘far away’ or ‘distant,’ and in other cases one can use expressions meaning ‘hard’ or ‘difficult.’ More often than not, however, the closest equivalent of τὰ βαθέα and τὰ βάθη in this type of context is either an expression of degree using a term such as ‘very’ (for example, ‘that which is very secret’) or an expression implying ‘that which is hidden’ or ‘that which is difficult to discover.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βάθος, -εος (-ovs), τό, (connected with the obsol. verb βάζω, βάω [but ef. Curtius § 635; Vanitek p. 195]; cf. βαθύς, βάσσων, and ὁ βυθός, ὁ βυσσός ; Germ. Boden), depth, height, — [ace. as measured down or up]; ule prop. : Mt. xiii. 5; Mk. iv. 5; Ro. viii. 39 (opp. to ὕψωμα); Eph. iii. 18 (opp. to ὕψος) ; of ‘the deep’ sea (the ‘high seas’), Lk. v. 4. 2. metaph.: ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία αὐτῶν, deep, extreme, poverty, 2 Co. viii. 2; τὰ βάθη τοῦ θεοῦ the deep things of God, things hidden and above man’s scrutiny, esp. the divine-eounsels, 1 Co. ii. 10 (τοῦ Σατανᾶ, Rev. ii. 24 Ree.; καρδίας ἀνθρώπου, Judith viii. 14; [τὰ B. τῆς θείας γνώσεως, Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 40,1 (cf. Lghtft. ad loc.)]); inexhaustible abundance, immense amount, πλούτου, Ro. xi. 33 (so also Soph. Aj. 130; βαθὺς
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
βάθος bathos 8x
depth; τὸ βάθος, deep water, Lk. 5:4; Mt. 13:5; met. fullness, abundance, immensity, Rom. 11:33; an extreme degree, 2 Cor. 8:2; pl. profundities, deep-laid plans, 1 Cor. 2:10; Rev. 2:24
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
βάθος, -εος (-ους), τό,
[in LXX for מְצוּלָה ,תַּחְתִּי, etc.;]
depth: Mt 13:5, Mk 4:5, Ro 8:39, Eph 3:18; τὸ β., the deep sea: Lk 5:4; metaph., β. πλούτου . . . Θεοῦ, Ro 11:33; τὰ β. τ. Θεοῦ (the Divine counsels), I Co 2:10; ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία, deep poverty, II Co 8:2.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
βάθος. The literal meaning is illustrated by P Fay 1108 (A.D. 94) σκάψον ἐπὶ βάθος, “dig a deep trench”: cf. BGU II. 6477) 25 (A.D. 130) ἐπὶ βάθους, 26. IV. 1122!8(B.c. 14)... .] ἔχον τὸ καθῆκον βάθος, of the setting of plants in trenches in a garden—cf. Mk 4°. with πλάτος is seen, 6. g., in measurements for excavations in the construction of a canal, P Giss I. 42 (A.D. 117) passin, as ὃ Bo(ppa) éxop(eva) σχοι(νία) δ᾽ ξύλ(α) ρκ[η], πλί(άτος) Ὑ, βάθίος) ε, v(avPia) ξδ. Herwerden Lex. s.v. cites 7 αῤΖεγς du Louvre (ed. Letronne) 64 (ii/B.C.) μή σ᾽ ἐπὶ βάθος .-- παντελῶς ?) τοῦτο πεποηκέναι. The ordinary use in connexion The astrological use of B. to denote the space below the horizon out of which the stars rise (e. g. Dieterich A/¢thrasiiturgie, p. 8°, ἐγώ εἰμι σύμπλανος ὑμῖν ἀστὴρ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ βάθους ἀναλάμπων) may throw some light on Rom 899 (see Lietzmann in HZNT ad loc). Yor the true ‘‘ Greek” character of the Pauline phraseology in Rom 1138 ὦ βάθος πλούτου κτλ., see Norden dAgnostos Theos, p. 243.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
βάθος (bathos) — depth. βάθος [ᾰ], εος, τό, (βαθύς) depth or height, accusative as measured up or down, Ταρτάρου βάθη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βάθους μετέχειν to be a solid, possessing depth as well as length and breadth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to μῆκος, πλάτος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with Preps., ἐκ βάθεος in depth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ βάθους through and through, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατὰ βάθος in a descending scale, metaphorically of causation, [Refs 5th c.AD+]: frequently in military sense, depth of a line of battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]in depth of line, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. τριχῶν, of long thick hair, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; interior of a country, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; depth, of perspective in a picture, [Refs 5th c.BC+]depths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; deep water, opposed to shallows near shore, [LXX+NT+4th c.BC+] __b Astron., ={ταπείνωμα}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2. metaphorically, κακῶν ὁρῶν β. [NT+5th c.BC+]; depth of mind, β. τι ἔχειν γενναῖον, of Parmenides, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν βάθει πόσιος deep in drink, [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; τὰ β. τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ Σατανᾶ, [NT]
3. of literal style, bathos, ὕψους ἢ β. [Refs 3rd c.AD+]