Lexical Summary katachthonios: under the earth Original Word: καταχθόνιοςTransliteration: katachthonios Phonetic Spelling: (kat-akh-thon'-ee-os) Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: under the earth Meaning: under the earth Strong's Concordance under the earth. From kata and chthon (the ground); subterranean, i.e. Infernal (belonging to the world of departed spirits) -- under the earth. see GREEK kata Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2709: καταχθόνιοςκαταχθόνιος, καταχτονιον (κατά (see κατά, III. 3), χθών (the earth)), subterranean, Vulg.infernus: plural, of those who dwell in the world below, i. e. departed souls (cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 2; but others make the adjective a neuter used indefinitely; see Lightfoot, in the place cited), Philippians 2:10. (Homer, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Anthol., etc., Inscriptions) |
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