Strongs Number: G5020
Greek Word: | ταρταρόω |
Transliteration: | tartaroō |
Phonetic: | tar-tar-o'-o |
Part of Speech: | Verb |
Strongs Definition: | to incarcerate in eternal torment |
Thayers Definition: |
1. the name of the subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the wicked dead, where they suffer punishment for their evil deeds; it answers to Gehenna of the Jews 2. to thrust down to Tartarus, to hold captive in Tartarus |
Origin: | From Τάρταρος Tartaros̄ (the deepest abyss of Hades) |
Bible Usage: | cast down to hell. |