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Lexicon :: Strong's G999 - bothynos

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βόθυνος
Transliteration
bothynos (Key)
Pronunciation
both'-oo-nos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

βόθυνος bóthynos, both'-oo-nos; akin to G900; a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern:—ditch, pit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G999 in the following manner: ditch (2x), pit (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G999 in the following manner: ditch (2x), pit (1x).

  1. a pit, ditch

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βόθυνος bóthynos, both'-oo-nos; akin to G900; a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern:—ditch, pit.
STRONGS G999:
βόθυνος, -ου, ὁ, a pit, a ditch: Matthew 12:11; Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39. (Solon in Bekker's Anecd. 1:85; Xenophon, oec. 19, 3; Theophrastus, hist. pl. 4, 2, 2 [(variant); others]; Sept. 2 Samuel 18:17, etc.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
18:17
Matthew
12:11; 15:14
Luke
6:39

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G999 matches the Greek βόθυνος (bothynos),
which occurs 12 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:17 - And he took Abessalom, and cast him into a great cavern in the wood, into a deep pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every man to his tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:16 - And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this [fn]valley full of trenches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:17 - Fear, and a pit, and a snare, are upon you that dwell on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - And destruction shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not be aware; there shall be a pit, and thou shalt fall into it: and grief shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not be able to be [fn]clear; and destruction shall come suddenly upon thee, and thou shalt not know.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, and seek the Lord: look to the solid rock, which ye have hewn, and to the hole of the pit which ye have dug.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28 - (LXX 31:28) The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:43 - (LXX 31:43) A snare, and fear, and the pit, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44 - (LXX 31:44) He that flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he that comes up out of the pit shall even be taken in the snare: for I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their visitation.
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