- Original: βυθίζω - Transliteration: Buthizo - Phonetic: boo-thid'-zo - Definition: 1. to plunge into the deep, to sink - Origin: from G1037 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1037 ; to sink; by implication to drown: - begin to sink drown. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • drown, 1 1 Timothy 6:9 • sink, 1 Luke 5:7