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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 Box 2Sa 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:17 - They threw Absalom’s body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:16 - and he said, “This is what the LORD says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:17 - Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
you people of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - So disaster will overtake you,
and you won’t be able to charm it away.
Calamity will fall upon you,
and you won’t be able to buy your way out.
A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,
one for which you are not prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the LORD!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28 - “You people of Moab,
flee from your towns and live in the caves.
Hide like doves that nest
in the clefts of the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:43 - “Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
O Moab,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44 - “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the LORD.
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