ΒΟΘΡΟΝ, βοθρον
BOTHRON, bothron
Sounds Like: BOH-thron
Translations: pit, a pit, ditch, a ditch, cistern, a cistern
From the root: ΒΟΘΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a pit, ditch, or cistern, often dug in the ground. It is used to describe a hole or excavation, which can serve various purposes such as trapping animals, collecting water, or as a place of confinement. In the provided examples, it is used in the context of digging a pit into which someone might fall.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G991 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 11:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 7:16, 56:7
- Ecclesiastes — 10:8
- Sirach — 12:16, 27:26
- Zechariah — 3:9
- Epistle of Barnabas — 11:2
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Joshua — 8:29
- Psalms — 7:16, 56:7
- Proverbs — 26:27
- Ecclesiastes — 10:8
- Sirach — 12:16, 27:26
- Ezekiel — 26:20, 31:14, 32:18, 32:24, 32:29, 32:30
- Zechariah — 3:9
From the same root
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