Strong's Number G5421

φρέαρ

phrear · freh'-ar

Transliteration:

phrear{freh'-ar}

Word Origin:

of uncertain derivation

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison)

Usage in the KJV:

pit 5, well 2

Total: 7
Occurs 7 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a well
the pit of the abyss (because the nether world is thought to increase in size the further it extends from the surface of the earth and so resemble a cistern, the orifice of which is narrow)