βυθίζωbythízō
transitive, to cause to sink, to sink: metaphorically, εἰς ὄλεθρον, 1 Timothy 6:9; passive, to sink, intransitive: Luke 5:7.
Greek (New Testament) · G1036
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 5:7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.