verb
buthizomō
Strong’sG1036
I cause to sink, sink
stem buthiz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** βυθίζω
(< βυθός), [in LXX: II Mac 12:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1036 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidboo-thid'-zo
to sink; by implication, to drown
Fromfrom G1037;
King Jamesbegin to sink, drown.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
sink a ship, Refs 5th c.BC+; let down, ἀγκύρας Refs 4th c.AD+; bury, plunge, ἑρπετόν.. ἐν μυχῷ τοῦ πηλοῦ Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, of a ship, etc., sink, Refs 1st c.BC+; of a person, to be plunged into the sea, Refs 1st c.AD+
II overwhelm, submerge, of a flood, οἰκίας Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, Refs
III metaphorically, β. ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον NT:—passive, to be ruined, τοὺς διὰ φιλοκερδίαν βυθιζομένους Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| buthizalōβυθίζουσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | plunge | 1× |
| buthizorōβυθίζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | sink | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizamō | buthizame | buthizami | buthizama | buthizamē | buthizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizasō | buthizase | buthizasi | buthizasa | buthizasē | buthizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizatō | buthizate | buthizati | buthizata | buthizatē | buthizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | buthizanō | buthizane | buthizani | buthizana | buthizanē | buthizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizavō | buthizave | buthizavi | buthizava | buthizavē | buthizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizalō1×βυθίζουσι | buthizale | buthizali | buthizala | buthizalē | buthizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizomō | buthizome | buthizomē | buthizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizosō | buthizose | buthizosē | buthizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizotō | buthizote | buthizotē | buthizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | buthizonō | buthizone | buthizonē | buthizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizovō | buthizove | buthizovē | buthizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizolō | buthizole | buthizolē | buthizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizameiō | buthizameia | buthizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizaseiō | buthizaseia | buthizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizateiō | buthizateia | buthizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | buthizaneiō | buthizaneia | buthizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizaveiō | buthizaveia | buthizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizaleiō | buthizaleia | buthizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizomeiō | buthizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizoseiō | buthizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizoteiō | buthizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | buthizoneiō | buthizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizoveiō | buthizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizoleiō | buthizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | buthizasōr | buthizasar | buthizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizatōr | buthizatar | buthizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizavōr | buthizavar | buthizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizalōr | buthizalar | buthizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | buthizosōr | buthizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizotōr | buthizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizovōr | buthizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizolōr | buthizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizamoiō | buthizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizasoiō | buthizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizatoiō | buthizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | buthizanoiō | buthizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizavoiō | buthizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizaloiō | buthizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | buthizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | buthizarō | buthizari | buthizara | buthizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | buthizorō1×βυθίζεσθαι | buthizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | buthizarōntos | buthizarintos | buthizarantos | buthizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | buthizorōntos | buthizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
buthiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
buthizalō“plunge”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:9… epithumiain pollain anoētain kai blaberain, hotinais buthizalō toin anthrōpoin eis olethron kai apōleian;… many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
buthizorō“sink”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 5:7… kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizorō auteim.… so full that they began to sink.