2001 Translation

BYTHION, bythion

Sounds Like: BOO-thee-on

Translations: a little depth, a shallow place, a small bottom

From the root: ΒΥΘΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This is a diminutive noun derived from the word 'βυθός' (bythos), meaning 'depth' or 'bottom'. Therefore, 'βύθιον' refers to a small or shallow depth, or a small bottom. It describes a place that is not very deep.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G1037 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 13 — 11:316

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΥΘΟΣ.

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.

• ΒΥΘΟΙΣ — (in) depths, (in) deeps, (in) abysses
• ΒΥΘΟΝ — depth, a depth, the deep, an abyss, the abyss
• ΒΥΘΟΣ — depth, the deep, a depth, the abyss, a bottom
• ΒΥΘΟΥ — of depth, of the deep, of the abyss, of the sea
• ΒΥΘΩ — (to) deep, (to) depth, (to) bottom, (to) abyss

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