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GreekG0999Noun (Masculine)

βόθυνος

bothunos

3Occurrences
G0999Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern

akin to G900 (βαθύνω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a pit.
LXX: chiefly for פַּחַת

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

βόθυνος appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
Luke
1

Key Passages

Luke 6:39BSB

Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Matthew 12:11BSB

He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

Matthew 15:14BSB

Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.