2Pe 2 Peter2 Petrus, chapterhoofdstuk Second Epistle of PeterDe tweede brief van Petrus, chapterhoofdstuk 2

For God didn't even spare the angels when they sinned. He threw them into Tartarus,(a)2:4. “Tartarus.” This is often translated as “hell,” however this word has associations from other mythologies. It seems that “Tartarus” was used to represent the word “sheol” of the Old Testament, meaning the place of the dead. holding them in dark pits ready for judgment.