Bythízō — G1036

Definition

verb

to sink; by implication, to drown

1. to plunge into the deep, to sink

Usually translated as

begin to sink, drown

Origin

from G1037

• bythós (G1037)

Occurrences

Bythízō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), 1 Timothy (1)

• Luke 5:7 — And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink (βυθίζεσθαι).
• 1 Timothy 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown (βυθίζουσιν) men in destruction and perdition.