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)?

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