Tarʹtaros (Greek), Tartarus (Latin)

⁂ The word “Hell” occurs seventeen times in the English version of the New Testament. In seven of these the original Greek is “Gehenna,” in nine “Hadēs,” and in one instance it is “Tartaros” (2 Peter ii. 4) σειαιζ ζoφoυ ταρταρωσαζ παρεδωκεν. It is a very great pity that the three words are translated alike, especially as Gehenna and Hadēs are not synonymous, nor should either be confounded with Tartarus. The Anglo-Saxon verb hél-an means to cover, hence hell = the grave or Hadēs.