βόθυνοςbóthynos
a hole (in the ground); specially, a cistern
Greek (New Testament) · G999
Meanings
a pit: Matthew 12:11, Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:11 And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would.
- Matthew 15:14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”
- Luke 6:39 Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.