Strong's Greek · G899

G899 báthos

βάθος

bath'-os

depth

Looking for Hebrew H899 beged? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G899. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

báthos appears 8 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians and Ephesians. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

profundity, i.e. (by implication) extent; (figuratively) mystery

In the King James Version

deep(-ness, things), depth

Derivation

from the same as G901 (βαθύς);

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Mark 4:5

“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”

Luke 5:4

“When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.””

1 Corinthians 2:10

“But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”

2 Corinthians 8:2

“In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.”

Romans 8:39

“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Matthew 13:5

“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”

Ephesians 3:18

“will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth”

Romans 11:33

“O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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