What does βυθίζω (bythízō) mean in the Bible?
βυθίζω (bythízō) is a Greek word meaning "to sink; by implication, to drown".
Greek · G1036
βυθίζω
To sink; by implication, to drown
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βυθίζω G1036
Pronunciation bythízō
What does βυθίζω (bythízō) mean in the Bible?
βυθίζω (bythízō) is a Greek word meaning "to sink; by implication, to drown".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1036?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include began to sink (1), plunge (1).
Where does βυθίζω (bythízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It began to sink 1× Luke 5:7
plunge 1× 1 Timothy 6:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 5:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
βυθίζεσθαι 1x bythizesthai Luke 5:7
βυθίζουσιν 1x bythizousin 1 Timothy 6:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Timothy 6:9
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Luke 5:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sink; by implication, to drown
Source Gloss
to sink; by implication, to drown
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 5:7 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
βυθίζεσθαι buqizesqai
I cause to sink, sink
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:9 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
βυθίζουσι buqizousin
I cause to sink, sink
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
indicative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
βυθίζω is built from this root:
βυθός G1037
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain