King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2709
Transliteration: katachthonios
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-akh-thon'-ee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: under the earth
Meaning: under the earth
καταχθόνιος, 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)
Word 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)