Revelation 20:3

Revelation 20:3  KJV  "And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled:  and after that he must be loosed a little season."

Interpretation based on the following study:  Even to let go from care and give up this same one to the end into nothingness.  Indeed, with supreme authority and complete sovereignty, declared plainly, to close and seal up the accuser, in security and permanency.  Fenced in, restrained, rein in, curbed and stopped, in order that the accuser and father of lies, will never be able to deceive the multitude and people.  Henceforth hereafter, the limit and end is reached, concluding in its terminus, fully finished and accomplished, carried out to the uttermost to fulfillment, the thousand years.  After that, it is necessary that this same one is destroyed and broken, released into destruction to dissolve in ruin, in the shortest duration and suitable set and proper time, in due measure and fitness, for its fulfillment.

Greek:  kai ebalen auton eis ten abusson kai ekleisen auton kai esphragisen epano autou ina me planese ta ethno eti achri telesthe ta kilia ete kai meta tauta dei auton luthenai mikron kronon

Definitions/Greek Strong's numbers:

2532-kai:  and, also, even, so, then, too, often, indeed, moreover, therefore

906-ballo:  to throw, cast, thrust, strike with force and effort, to buffet, let go from care, scatter, give up, disperse, fling, cast out, thrown down

846-autos:  alone, self, mine own, selfsame, this same one

1519-eis: to, into, indicating point reached or entered of place, time, purpose or result, toward, to the intent that, of one mind, set at one again, to the end, throughout, til, one, union or accord, single, to the exclusion of others, one alone, only, one and the same, no other party, united, certain

3588-to:  the, which, who, the things, the Son, this, that, one, he

12-abussos:  depthless, deep, bottomless, immeasurable depth, sense of nothingness, empty void, profundity, extent, mystery, deep things, deepness, lowest, profound darkness

2532-kai:  and, also, even, so, then, too, often, indeed, moreover, therefore

2808-kleio:  to close literally or figuratively, shut, shut up, shutting, acting as one commissioned by Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit by the authority of the Most High to shut away by right of administrative authority, complete sovereignty and supremacy

846-autos:  alone, self, mine own, selfsame, this same one

2532-kai:  and, also, even, so, then, too, often, indeed, moreover, therefore

4972-sphragizo:  to stamp with a signet or private mark for security, to keep secret to attest, seal, set to one's seal, seal up, stop, to indicate security and permanency, fixed and certain, stressing the sacred formality of the transaction that guarantees the full complement of the contents, secrecy and security and the postponement of disclosure, ownership and security together with destination, authentication, intimates the special interest of the Sealer in His act, fencing in or protection from misappropriation, the stamp impressed as a mark of privacy and genuineness, an emblem of ownership and security combined with that of destination, secured and marked, external attestation of the covenant made, the Lord knoweth them that are His, named the name of the Lord to belong to Him, indicating ratification b the determining counsel of God concerning the one being sealed, to fence or inclose, block up or silence, prevent, restrain, rein in, curb, partition, barrier, hedge, fence in to stop, defining, make plain, declare, make known, to explain

1883-epano:  up above, over, on, of place, amount, rank, etc., more than

846-autos:  alone, self, mine own, selfsame, this same one

2443-ina:  in order that, denoting purpose or result

3361-me:  negation, expresses an absolute denial, not, implying a negative answer, God forbid, neither, no, none, never, nothing, untaken, without

4105-planao:  cause to roam from safety, truth or virtue, deceive, err, go astray, seduce, wander, be out of the way, by leading into error, deceiving oneself and others, fraudulence, straying from righteousness, wrong opinion, error in moral and beliefs, delusion, forsaking the right path, erratic, evil, impostor, corrupter, deceiver

3588-to:  the, which, who, the things, the Son, this, that, one, he

1484-ethnos:  a race, as of the same habit, nations, people, multitude of the same nature

2089-eti:  yet, still, of time or degree, more, any more, further, after that, longer, ever, henceforth, hereafter, now, anyone

891-akri:  through the idea of termination, terminus, of time until or place up to, as far as, even to, limit, end

5055-teleo:  to end, complete, execute, conclude, discharge, finish, fulfill, accomplish, pay, perform, expire, make an end, fill up, carry out a thing to the full, conclusion of an act or state, termination, result, ultimate purpose, uttermost, final, limit, completion, reached its end, absolution, fulfillment, an end accomplished, consummate in character, made perfect, brought to an end, wanting nothing, mature, full development, of full age, complete revelation, attained moral end and purpose assigned

3588-to:  the, which, who, the things, the Son, this, that, one, he

5507-kilioi:  thousand, plural of uncertain affix

2094-etos:  a year, year, apparent primary word

2532-kai:  and, also, even, so, then, too, often, indeed, moreover, therefore

3326-meta:  denoting accompaniment amid, local or causal, association, succession, joined, occupying an intermediate position between, with, after, follow, hence, in, together, relation of participation or proximity and transfer or sequence, hereafter, afterward

5023-tauta:  these things, these, thus, that, this, hereafter, the same, such, so, then, those

1163-dei:  it is necessary as binding, must, ought, must need, should, behoved, meet, needful

846-autos:  alone, self, mine own, selfsame, this same one

3089-luo:  loosen, loose, break, unloose, destroy, dissolve, put off, melt, break up, break down, unbind, release, dismiss, let go, crack, break asunder, shattering, disrupt, burst, rend, tear, throw down, destruction, rend asunder, separation, ruin, fracture, broken

3398-mikros:  small in size, quantity, number, dignity, rank, influence, time, space, degree or position, least, less, little

5550-kronos:  designates a fixed or special occasion, denotes a particular period or interval, opportunity, time, season, denotes a space of time whether long or short, duration, refers to a date of an occurrence, marked by certain features, characterized by certain events, marking the quantity and definitive limited portion of time with the added notion of suitability, time in general, occasion, set and proper time, due time, due measure, fitness, proportion, signify a season, time or period, fulfillment

Definitions derived from:  The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, red letter edition, Hebrew & Greek Dictionary, 2010 edition.  CWP Teacher edition Interlinear Bible.