Strong G999βόθυνος
pit
- Transliteration
- bothunos
- Pronunciation
- both'-oo-nos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Akin to G900; a hole (in the ground); specifically a cistern: - ditch pit.
Detailed definition
βόθυνος, -ου, ὁ (= βόθρος, more frequently in cl.),
[in LXX chiefly for פַּחַת;]
a pit: Mat.12:11 15:14, Luk.6:39 (cf. DB, iii, 885; DCG, ii, 367).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for פַּחַת;]
a pit: Mat.12:11 15:14, Luk.6:39 (cf. DB, iii, 885; DCG, ii, 367).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G999 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ditch2
- pit1
First verses
- Matthew 12:11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
- Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Luke 6:39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
βόθυν-ος, ὁ,
={βόθρος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 210, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.3, “BGU” 1122.17 (1st c.BC).)]
II a meteorological phenomenon, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 342a36, “Mu.” 392b4.)]
={βόθρος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 210, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.3, “BGU” 1122.17 (1st c.BC).)]
II a meteorological phenomenon, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 342a36, “Mu.” 392b4.)]