ᾍδης Hadēs

Greek word for “hell” · Strong’s G86 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

ᾅδης, -ου, ὁ; 1. in Hom., Hades (Pluto), the god of the underworld.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for Hadēs in context, with how often each is used:

• hades 10

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 2 (2), Revelation 20 (2), Matthew 11 (1), Matthew 16 (1), Luke 10 (1), Luke 16 (1), Revelation 1 (1), Revelation 6 (1)

Forms

• ᾅδου 4
• ᾅδης 3
• ᾅδην 2
• ᾅδῃ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with Hadēs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θάνατος thanatos “death” 4
• διαφθορά diaphthora “decay” 2
• ἐγκαταλείπω egkataleipō “to leave behind” 2
• Καπερναούμ Kapernaoum “Capernaum” 2
• ὑψόω hupsoō “to lift up” 2
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 3
• καταβαίνω katabainō “to come/go down” 2
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 3
• νεκρός nekros “dead” 2
• ἕως heōs “until” 2
• ἰδού idou “look!” 2
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 2

Key verses

The verses using Hadēs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 11:23 — 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…
• Matthew 16:18 — And 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 10:15 — And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
• Luke 16:23 — And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
• Acts 2:27 — Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
• Acts 2:31 — He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
• Revelation 1:18 — I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Revelation 6:8 — And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part…
• Revelation 20:13 — And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their…
• Revelation 20:14 — And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.