bythizo (G1036) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G1036

βυθίζω

bythizoboo-thid'-zo

to sink

1890 spelling: bythízō

β2
υ400
θ9
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ω800

Isopsephy 1,228

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to sink; by implication, to drown

Rendered in the KJV as

begin to sink, drown.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

βυθίζεσθαι1
βυθίζουσιν1

How it is rendered · 2

[were] sinking1
plunge1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PAI-3P · 1
V-PPN · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 2 · 50%
1 Timothy1 of 2 · 50%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 5:7βυθίζεσθαιbuthizesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.here: [were] sinking

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 6:9βυθίζουσινbuthizousinverb · present active, statement · 3rd person pluralThose who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.here: plunge

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