verb
buthizimō
Greekβυθίζω (buthizō)
Strong’sG1036
I cause to sink, sink
stem buthiz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| buthizalōβυθίζουσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | plunge | 1× |
| buthizirōβυθίζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent 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 172, 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizimō | buthizime | buthizimi | buthizima | buthizimē | buthizimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizisō | buthizise | buthizisi | buthizisa | buthizisē | buthiziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizitō | buthizite | buthiziti | buthizita | buthizitē | buthizitelē |
| we 1st person plural | buthizinō | buthizine | buthizini | buthizina | buthizinē | buthizinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizivō | buthizive | buthizivi | buthiziva | buthizivē | buthizivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizilō | buthizile | buthizili | buthizila | buthizilē | buthizilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizimeiō | buthizimeia | buthizimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | buthiziseiō | buthiziseia | buthiziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthiziteiō | buthiziteia | buthiziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | buthizineiō | buthizineia | buthizineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthiziveiō | buthiziveia | buthiziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizileiō | buthizileia | buthizileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | buthizisōr | buthizisar | buthizisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizitōr | buthizitar | buthizitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizivōr | buthizivar | buthizivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | buthizilōr | buthizilar | buthizilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | buthizimoiō | buthizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | buthizisoiō | buthizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | buthizitoiō | buthizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | buthizinoiō | buthizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | buthizivoiō | buthizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | buthiziloiō | buthiziloia |
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 |
| acted on passive voice | buthizirō1×βυθίζεσθαι | buthiziri | buthizira | buthizirē |
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 | buthizarōtos | buthizaritos | buthizaratos | buthizarētos |
| acted on passive voice | buthizirōtos | buthiziritos | buthiziratos | buthizirētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
buthizalō“plunge”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:9“plunge”tois de boulerōtois ploutarō empiptalō eis peirasmon kai pagian kai epithumiain pollain anoētain kai blaberain, hotinais buthizalō toin anthrōpoin eis olethron kai apōleian;Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
buthizirō“sink”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
Luke 5:7“sink”kai kataneuala toi metochoi en te hetere ploie teu ercharatoin sullambera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizirō auteim.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.