Hell
ᾍδηςStrong’s G0086Hadēs
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hadēs is the Greek word usually translated “hades”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hades”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hades 8
- of hades 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- Luke 10:15And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
- Luke 16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- Acts 2:27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
- Acts 2:31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
- Revelation 1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Greek dictionary
ᾍδης Hadēs · hell
ᾅδης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX ehiefly for שְׁאוֹל, also for דּוּמָה, מָוֶת, etc. ;] 1. in Hom., Hades (Pluto), the god of the underworld. 2. the abode of Hades, the underivorld; in NT, the abode of departed spirits, Hades: ἐν τ. ᾅ., Luk.16:23; εἰς ᾅ., Act.2:27,31; πύλαι ᾅδου, Mat.16:18; κλεῖς τοῦ ᾅ., Rev.1:18; metaphorically, ἕως ᾅ., Mat.11:23, Luk.10:15; personified, Rev.6:8 20:13,14 (Cremer, 67, 610; MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HELL, noun
- The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. Matthew 10:28Luke 12:5
- The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the lower regions, or the grave; called in Hebrew, sheol, and by the Greeks, hades. Psalms 16:10Jonah 2:2
- The pains of hell temporal death, or agonies that dying persons feel, or which bring to the brink of the grave. Psalms 18:5
- The gates of hell the power and policy of Satan and his instruments. Matthew 16:18
All definitions
- The infernal powers.
- The place at a running play to which are carried those who are caught.
- A place into which a tailor throws his shreds.
- A dungeon or prison.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.