ΒΥΘΟΤΡΕΦΟΥΣ, βυθοτρεφους
BYTHOTREPHOUS, bythotrephous
Sounds Like: boo-thoh-TREH-foos
Translations: bottom-fed, deep-nourished, deep-dwelling, deep-bred
From the root: ΒΥΘΟΣ, ΤΡΕΦΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'βυθός' (depth, bottom) and 'τρέφω' (to nourish, to rear, to bring up). It describes something that is nourished or brought up from the depths, or that dwells in the deep. It is used to characterize creatures or things associated with the bottom of the sea or other deep places.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s numbers: G0002 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5142 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 6:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΥΘΟΣ, ΤΡΕΦΩ, appear in our texts.
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