βυθίζω
bythizō · sink
Greek word · Strong’s number G1036 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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bythizō (βυθίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sink”.
Make sink; plunge.
How to say it
by·thi·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To go down toward the bottom.
- To drag someone down to ruin.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- plunge ×1
- were sinking ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 5:7
And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.
- 1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.