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βόθυνος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
βόθυνος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
bothunos
Simplified transliteration: 
bothunos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
999
GK Number: 
1073
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
pit, cistern
Definition: 
a pit, well, or cistern, Mt. 12:11; 15:14; Lk. 6:39*

Greek-English Concordance for βόθυνος

Matthew 12:11 But he said to them, “What man is there among you who has only one sheep, and if it falls into a pit (bothunon | βόθυνον | acc sg masc) on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
Matthew 15:14 Leave them be! They are blind guides. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (bothunon | βόθυνον | acc sg masc)
Luke 6:39 He spoke to them also a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Won’t they both fall into a ditch (bothunon | βόθυνον | acc sg masc)?