What does φρέαρ (phréar) mean in the Bible?
φρέαρ (phréar) is a Greek word meaning "well/abyss".
Greek · G5421
φρέαρ
Well/abyss
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φρέαρ G5421
Pronunciation phréar
What does φρέαρ (phréar) mean in the Bible?
φρέαρ (phréar) is a Greek word meaning "well/abyss".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5421?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pit (3), well (2), [it] (1), a pit (1).
Where does φρέαρ (phréar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 14:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4), John (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It pit 3× Revelation 9:1, Revelation 9:2
well 2× John 4:11, John 4:12
[it] 1× Revelation 9:2
a pit 1× Luke 14:5
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 14:5 φρέαρ to a pit Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular John 4:11 φρέαρ to well Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular John 4:12 φρέαρ to well Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 9:1 φρέατος to pit Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Revelation 9:2 φρέαρ to pit Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 9:2 φρέατος to [it] Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Revelation 9:2 φρέατος to pit Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 14:5
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Luke 1 John 2 Revelation 4
Source forms
φρέαρ 4x phrear Luke 14:5, John 4:11, John 4:12, Revelation 9:2
φρέατος 3x phreatos Revelation 9:1, Revelation 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 3x Luke 14:5, John 4:12, Revelation 9:2
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 3x Revelation 9:1, Revelation 9:2
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x John 4:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. well/abyss
Strong's G5421
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
well/abyss
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 14:5 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
φρέαρ frear
a pit, well
Read verse John 4:11 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
φρέαρ frear
a pit, well
Read verse John 4:12 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
φρέαρ, frear
a pit, well
Read verse Revelation 9:1 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
φρέατος freatov
a pit, well
Read verse Revelation 9:2 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
φρέαρ frear
a pit, well
Read verse Revelation 9:2 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
φρέατος freatov
a pit, well
Read verse Revelation 9:2 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
φρέατος. freatov
a pit, well
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 4:11 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Rev 9:1 · Rev 9:2 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 14:5 · John 4:12 · Rev 9:2 3×
Word Origins
φρέαρ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain