buthizo describes boats beginning to go under and desires driving people toward ruin.

The attested uses show going under in Luke 5:7, where filled boats begin to sink, and a figurative plunging of people toward ruin and destruction in 1 Timothy 6:9.

1. Beginning to go under · common

   In Luke 5:7, the present passive infinitive occurs after both boats are filled; the APB renders the result as "they began to sink."

   Luke 5:7
2. Plunging people toward ruin · common

   In 1 Timothy 6:9, the present active plural form has harmful desires acting upon people; the APB renders the clause "that plunge people into ruin and destruction."

   1 Timothy 6:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "sink" for the filled boats in Luke 5:7 and "plunge" for harmful desires in 1 Timothy 6:9. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.