βαθύνω
bathunō
G0900
G:V
Greek
to dig deep
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Bathuno describes digging down deeply in preparing a house’s foundation.
Its sole attested use describes digging down in the preparation of a house whose foundation is laid on rock.
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Digging down for a foundation · dominant
In Luke 6:48, the aorist active indicative form occurs in the description of a man building a house and laying its foundation on rock; the APB renders the sequence, “dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 6:48, the APB presents the action within “dug and went deep,”.