χ​άσμα [1 verse](noun sg neut nom/acc) "Gulf" is chasma, which means "yawning chasm," "gulf," "open," "gaping mouth," and "any wide opening." - "Gulf" is the Greek source of our word "chasm,"  which means "yawning chasm," "gulf," "open," "gaping mouth," and "any wide opening." This word is only used here by Jesus.  The form of the word and its adjective is either the subject or the object of the verb. So, "the chasm has established itself" or "he has established the chasm himself."