"to immerse, submerge, cause to sink, Lk. 5:7; to plunge deep, drown, 1 Tim. 6:9*"
Definition and meaning
to immerse, submerge, cause to sink, Lk. 5:7; to plunge deep, drown, 1 Tim. 6:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: βυθίζω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of bythizo (G1036) across the King James Bible.
And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
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Common questions
Strong's G1036 (bythizo) is a Greek word that means: to immerse, submerge, cause to sink, Lk. 5:7; to plunge deep, drown, 1 Tim. 6:9* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word bythizo (G1036) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1036 is bythizo, a Greek word defined as: to immerse, submerge, cause to sink, Lk. 5:7; to plunge deep, drown, 1 Tim. 6:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bythizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.