What does βαθύς (bathýs) mean in the Bible?
βαθύς (bathýs) is a Greek word meaning "profound (as going down), literally or figuratively".
Greek · G901
βαθύς
Profound (as going down), literally or figuratively
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βαθύςG901
Pronunciationbathýs
What does βαθύς (bathýs) mean in the Bible?
βαθύς (bathýs) is a Greek word meaning "profound (as going down), literally or figuratively".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G901?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a deep (1), deep (1), deep things (1), very early (1).
Where does βαθύς (bathýs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), John (1), Luke (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita deep1×Acts 20:9
deep1×John 4:11
deep things1×Revelation 2:24
very early1×Luke 24:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 24:1
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Luke1John1Acts1Revelation1
Source forms
βαθέα1xbatheaRevelation 2:24
βαθεῖ1xbatheiActs 20:9
βαθέως1xbatheōsLuke 24:1
βαθύ1xbathyJohn 4:11
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural1xRevelation 2:24
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular1xActs 20:9
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular1xLuke 24:1
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1xJohn 4:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. profound (as going down), literally or figuratively
Strong'sG901
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
profound (as going down), literally or figuratively
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:1Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
βαθέος,baqeov
deep, early, profound
Read verseJohn 4:11Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
βαθύ·baqu
deep, early, profound
Read verseActs 20:9Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
βαθεῖ,baqei
deep, early, profound
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJohn 4:111×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 24:11×
Dative · Singular · MasculineActs 20:91×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterRev 2:241×
Word Origins
βαθύς is built from this root:
βάσιςG939
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