Luk 8:31 | TNotes | STEP | 8:31 the bottomless pit: The Greek word abussos means “bottomless” and often refers to the underworld prison of evil spirits or fallen angels (Rev 9:1-2 , 11 ; 11:7 ; 17:8 ; 20:1 , 3 ; cp. 2 Pet 2:4 ). The metaphor is taken from the apparently bottomless depth of the ocean (the ancients had no means for sounding the ocean depths, so to them it was bottomless).

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‏ Luke 8:31

8:31 ^a the bottomless pit: The Greek word abussos means “bottomless” and often refers to the underworld prison of evil spirits or fallen angels (Rev 9:1-2 ^b, 11 ^c; 11:7 ^d; 17:8 ^e; 20:1 ^f, 3 ^g; cp. 2 Pet 2:4 ^h). The metaphor is taken from the apparently bottomless depth of the ocean (the ancients had no means for sounding the ocean depths, so to them it was bottomless).