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Pit
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"a well, dug for water" (distinct from pege, "a fountain"), denotes "a pit" in Revelation 9:1,2 , RV, "the pit (of the abyss)," "the pit," i.e., the shaft leading down to the abyss, AV, "(bottomless) pit;" in Luke 14:6 , RV, "well" (AV, "pit"); in John 4:11,12 , "well." See WELL.
is rendered "pit" in Matthew 12:11 : see DITCH.
see BOTTOMLESS , B.
denotes "a vessel or trough beneath a winepress," to receive the juice, Mark 12:1 , RV, "a pit for the winepress" (AV, "a place for ... the wine-fat").
Note: For "pits," 2 Peter 2:4 , RV, see CHAIN Note (1).Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Pit'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/p/pit.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Pit'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/p/pit.html. 1940.
