ΒΟΛΙΖΩ, βολιζω
BOLIZŌ, bolizō
Sounds Like: boh-LEE-zoh
Translations: to sound, to heave the lead, to take soundings, to fathom
From the root: ΒΟΛΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to measure the depth of water, typically by lowering a weighted line (a lead line) to the bottom. It is used in contexts related to navigation or determining how deep a body of water is. It can also metaphorically mean to fathom or ascertain something.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0906 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΟΛΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΟΛΙΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having sounded, having taken soundings, having cast the lead
- ΒΟΛΙΣΑΤΕΣ — cast, throw, sound, take soundings
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