Fall [π ε π τ ω κ ο τ α]. Lit., fallen. The star had fallen before and is seen as fallen. Rev., properly construes star with from heaven instead of with fallen. Compare Isaiah 14:12; Luke 10:18.

Of the bottomless pit [τ ο υ φ ρ ε α τ ο ς τ η ς α β υ σ σ ο υ]. Rev., of the pit of the abyss. See on John 4:6, and compare Luke 14:5. It is not however a pit that is locked, but the long shaft leading to the abyss, like a well - shaft, which, in the East, is oftener covered and locked.

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Old Testament