Bathos (βάθος) means "depth, deep place, profound dimension." It appears in Matthew 13:5 (seed in shallow soil without bathos), Romans 8:39 (neither height nor depth separates from God's love), Romans 11:33 (the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge), Ephesians 3:18 (the depth of Christ's love), and Revelation 2:24 ("the deep things of Satan").
Bathos is used for both the depths of God's wisdom and love and the depths of spiritual darkness. In Romans 8:39, neither height nor depth can separate believers from God's love in Christ — a cosmic declaration of security. In Romans 11:33, the bathos of God's wisdom humbles every human pretension to fully comprehend divine providence. In Ephesians 3:18, believers are called to comprehend the depth (bathos) of Christ's love — a love that surpasses knowledge yet can be known. God's depths are inexhaustible and always redemptive.