Definition
πέλαγος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: 2Ma.5.21, 4Ma.7.1 * ;]
the deep sea, the deep, the sea: Acts 27:5; τὸ π. τῆς θαλάσσης, Matthew 18:6
Synonyms: θαλάσσα (which see); and cf. ἄβυσσος
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 18:6πελάγει · depthsBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Acts 27:5πέλαγος · the open seaAnd when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.