Meaning
Pit <1,,5421, phrear>
"a well, dug for water" (distinct from pege, "a fountain"), denotes "a pit" in Rev 1:9-2, RV, "the pit (of the abyss)," "the pit," i.e., the shaft leading down to the abyss, AV, "(bottomless) pit;" in Luk 14:6, RV, "well" (AV, "pit"); in Joh 1:4-12, "well." See WELL.
<2,,999, bothunos>
is rendered "pit" in Mat 12:11, see DITCH.
<3,,12, abussos>
see BOTTOMLESS, B.
<4,,5276, hupolenion>
denotes "a vessel or trough beneath a winepress," to receive the juice, Mar 12:1, RV, "a pit for the winepress" (AV, "a place for ... the wine-fat").
Note: For "pits," 2Pe 2:4, RV, see CHAIN Note (1).
