Strong's Lexicon bothunos: Pit, deep hole Original Word: βόθυνος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "βόθος" (bothos), meaning "pit" or "hole." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a pit is "בּוֹר" (bor), Strong's Hebrew #953, which also means pit, cistern, or dungeon. Usage: The term "bothunos" refers to a deep pit or hole, often used metaphorically to describe a place of danger, entrapment, or destruction. In the New Testament, it is used to convey the idea of a perilous situation or a spiritual abyss. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, pits or deep holes were often associated with danger and the unknown. They could be natural formations or man-made traps. In a biblical context, pits were sometimes used as prisons or places of punishment. The imagery of a pit is frequently used in Scripture to symbolize spiritual peril or divine judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably from bathus Definition a pit NASB Translation pit (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 999: βόθυνοςβόθυνος, βοθύνου, 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); the Sept. 2 Samuel 18:17, etc.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ditch, pit. Akin to bathuno; a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern -- ditch, pit. see GREEK bathuno Forms and Transliterations βοθυνον βόθυνον βόθυνος βοθύνου βοθύνους βοϊδια βόλβιτα βολβίτοις βολβίτων bothunon bothynon bóthynonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 12:11 N-AMSGRK: σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον οὐχὶ κρατήσει NAS: it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, KJV: into a pit on the sabbath day, INT: Sabbath into a pit will not he lay hold of Matthew 15:14 N-AMS Luke 6:39 N-AMS |
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