ἐν Ἠλυσίῳ

Ἠλύσιον

the Elysian: neut dat sg

Ἠλύσιος

masc /neut dat sg

Ἠλύσιον

the Elysian: neut dat sg

Ἠλύσιος

masc /neut dat sg

Ἠλύσιον [ῠ] πεδίον, τό,

A the Elysian fields, Od.4.563, A.R.4.811, Str.1.1.4, Plu.Sert.8, etc.: in pl., IG14.1973; χῶρος Ἠλύσιος ib.2012 Ca8;

λειμών Luc.JConf.17

; ἐν Ἠλυσίῳ alone, IG14.1750.

II [full] ἠλύσια, τά, = ἐνηλύσια (q.v.), Polem.Hist.93.

λίμνη, ης, ἡ (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; GrBar; ApocMos 37; Philo, Aet. M. 147; 148; Jos., Ant. 5, 81) a body of water, smaller than, e.g., the Mediterranean Sea, but not limited to what is ordinarily termed a lake.

① a body of inland water as natural phenomenon, varying in size from lake to pool

ⓐ lake of the Lake of Gennesaret (except in Luke, usu. called θάλασσα; s. that entry 2 and cp. יָם) ἡ λ. Γεννησαρέτ Lk 5:1. The abs. ἡ λ. also has this sense (Jos., Vi. 96; 165; 304, Ant. 14, 450) vs. 2; 8:22f, 33.

ⓑ pool ἡ λ. τοῦ Δαυίδ the pool of David, acc. to Ox 840, 25 a basin in the temple enclosure used by the priests for bathing (ZNW 9, 1908, 6f; 15, 1914, 338; Unknown Sayings 36–49).

② a transcendent lake-like phenomenon, lake (in apocalyptic scenario)

ⓐ lake of fire Rv 20:14ab, 15 (cp. JosAs 12:10 ἄβυσσος τ. πυρός) or of fire and brimstone vs. 10; cp. 19:20; 21:8, in which the enemies of God are punished. ApcPt 8:23 sinners are punished in a λίμνη μεγάλη πεπληρωμένη βορβόρου φλεγομένου. On 11:26 s. ἰχώρ. λ. μεγάλη πεπληρωμένῃ πύρου καὶ αἱματος 16:31.

ⓑ lake of salvation βάπτισμα ἐν σωτηρίᾳ Ἀχερουσίας λίμνης, ἣν καλοῦσιν ἐν τῷ Ἠλυσίῳ πεδίῳ in the cleansing of the saving (waters) of the Acherusian Lake, as they call the place (alleged to be) in the Elysian Plain ApcPt Rainer 4–6 (ApcMos 37; cp. GrBar 10:2ff).—B. 38. DELG s.v. λειμών C. M-M.

πεδίον, ου, τό (s. prec. entry; Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, Test12-Patr; GrBar 4:3; 4 [6] Esdr=POxy 1010 recto 8f; SibOr 2, 337; EpArist 23; Philo, Det. Pot. Ins. 1; Jos., Ant. 5, 63, Vi. 207; Tat. 10, 3; Mel., P. 26, 189) level place, plain, field Hs 6, 1, 5; 7:1; 8, 4, 2; 9, 1, 4; 9, 2, 1; 9, 6, 6f; 9, 9, 4; 9, 29, 4; 9, 30, 1. πεδία καὶ ὄρη plains and mountains Hs 8, 1, 1; 8, 3, 2.—1 Cl 4:6ab (Gen 4:8ab). ἐν τῷ Ἠλυσίῳ πεδίῳ ApcPt Rainer 5f (cp. Tat. 10, 3).—B. 26.DELG s.v. πέδον. M-M s.v. πεδινός.