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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5421. φρέαρ (phrear) -- Well, pit</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5421.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/14-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5421.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5421</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5420.htm" title="5420">◄</a> 5421. phrear <a href="../greek/5422.htm" title="5422">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phrear: Well, pit</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φρέαρ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phrear<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fray'-ar<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(freh'-ar)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Well, pit<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a pit, well, cistern.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb φράσσω (phrasso), meaning "to fence in" or "to enclose."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H875</b>: בְּאֵר (be'er) - well<p> - <b>H953</b>: בּוֹר (bor) - pit, cistern<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "phrear" refers to a well or a pit, typically used for drawing water. In the New Testament, it is often used in a literal sense to describe a physical well, but it can also carry metaphorical implications, such as a place of depth or entrapment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, wells were vital for survival, providing essential water in arid regions. They were often communal gathering places and held significant social and economic importance. Wells could also be sites of divine encounters or significant events, as seen in various biblical narratives.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a well<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pit (4), well (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5421: φρέαρ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φρέαρ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φρεαρατος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, from the <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> hymn Cer. 99 and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 6, 119 down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">בְּאֵר</span> and (in <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/19-22.htm">1 Samuel 19:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3-26.htm">2 Samuel 3:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7, 9</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Jer. 41:7,9>) <span class="hebrew">בּור</span> (a pit, cistern), <span class="accented">a well</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/14-5.htm">Luke 14:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/4-11.htm">John 4:11</a>f; <span class="greek2">φρέαρ</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀβύσσου</span>, <span class="accented">the pit of the abyss</span> (because the nether world is thought to increase in size the further it extends from the surface of the earth and so to resemble a cistern, the orifice of which is narrow), <a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-1.htm">Revelation 9:1</a>f.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>well, pit. <p>Of uncertain derivation; 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) -- well, pit. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φρεαρ φρεάρ φρέαρ φρέατα φρέατι φρεατος φρέατος φρέατός φρεάτων phrear phréar phreatos phréatos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 14:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βοῦς εἰς <b>φρέαρ</b> πεσεῖται καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fall <span class="itali">into a well,</span> and will not immediately<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fallen into <span class="itali">a pit,</span> and will<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> an ox into <span class="itali">a pit</span> will fall and<p><b><a href="/text/john/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 4:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸ <b>φρέαρ</b> ἐστὶν βαθύ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to draw <span class="itali">with and the well</span> is deep;<br><a href="/kjvs/john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to draw with, and <span class="itali">the well</span> is deep:<br><a href="/interlinear/john/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">well</span> is deep<p><b><a href="/text/john/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 4:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμῖν τὸ <b>φρέαρ</b> καὶ αὐτὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> gave <span class="itali">us the well,</span> and drank<br><a href="/kjvs/john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gave us <span class="itali">the well,</span> and drank<br><a href="/interlinear/john/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> us the <span class="itali">well</span> and himself<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλεὶς τοῦ <b>φρέατος</b> τῆς ἀβύσσου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the bottomless <span class="itali">pit</span> was given<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the key of the bottomless <span class="itali">pit.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> key of the <span class="itali">pit</span> of the abyss<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἤνοιξεν τὸ <b>φρέαρ</b> τῆς ἀβύσσου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the bottomless <span class="itali">pit,</span> and smoke<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the bottomless <span class="itali">pit;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> it opened the <span class="itali">pit</span> of the abyss<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τοῦ <b>φρέατος</b> ὡς καπνὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> went <span class="itali">up out of the pit,</span> like<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a smoke out of <span class="itali">the pit,</span> as the smoke<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> out of of the <span class="itali">pit</span> as [the] smoke<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καπνοῦ τοῦ <b>φρέατος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were darkened by the smoke <span class="itali">of the pit.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by reason of the smoke <span class="itali">of the pit.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> smoke of the <span class="itali">pit</span><p><b><a href="/greek/5421.htm">Strong's Greek 5421</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5421.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phrear_5421.htm">φρέαρ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phreatos_5421.htm">φρέατος — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5420.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5420"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5420" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5422.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5422"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5422" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>