βάθος
bathos
depth
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word βάθος (bathos) has a short definition of "depth." In the 8 occurrences of this word in the Bible, it encompasses the concept of physical and metaphorical depth. Its usage range is quite diverse. In some cases, it refers to physical depth, such as a well (Luke 12:17) or the depth of the sea (Matthew 14:24, Mark 6:47). In other instances, it metaphorically signifies the emotional state of a person, such as the depth of despair (Philippians 4:12) or spiritual understanding (Luke 2:52, Acts 2:27, Acts 13:36). The significance of this word lies in its capacity to reflect both tangible and intangible aspects of human experience, encompassing the spectrum from literal to metaphorical.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
Mark 4:5Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Luke 5:4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”
Romans 8:39nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 11:33Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
1 Corinthians 2:10But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
2 Corinthians 8:2how in much proof of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.
Ephesians 3:18may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,