What does σκάπτω · βαθύνω mean in the Bible?
σκάπτω · βαθύνω is a Greek phrase meaning "dug and went deep".
Greek · G4626, G900
ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν
To dig · to deepen
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σκάπτω G4626 to dig
Pronunciation skáptō
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βαθύνω G900 to deepen
Pronunciation bathýnō
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What does ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν (eskapsen kai ebathynen) mean in the Bible?
σκάπτω · βαθύνω is a Greek phrase meaning "dug and went deep".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4626, G900?
G4626, G900 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. dug and went deep
Source Gloss
dug and went deep
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 6:48 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Luke 13:8 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 16:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 1 subjunctive 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
ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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