G999: βόθυνος
bóthynos · “pit”
Definition
a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern
KJV translates it as: ditch, pit
Word origin: akin to G900 (βαθύνω);
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G999 is translated
- a pit ×2
- a pit, ×1
Bible verses with G999 (bóthynos)
Bóthynos appears in 3 verses.
- Matthew 12:11
And 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 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Luke 6:39
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?