Bible Encyclopedia: Drown

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Greek

1036. buthizo -- to sink, to cause to sink
... Transliteration: buthizo Phonetic Spelling: (boo-thid'-zo) Short Definition: I cause
to sink, sink Definition: I cause to sink; mid: I sink, submerge, drown. ...
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638. apopnigo -- to choke
... to choke. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apopnigo Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-op-nee'-go) Short Definition: I suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of ...
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2670. katapontizo -- to throw into the sea
... katapontizo Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-on-tid'-zo) Short Definition: I sink in the
sea, am drowned Definition: I sink in the sea, pass: I drown, am submerged. ...
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4155. pnigo -- to choke
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pnigo Phonetic Spelling: (pnee'-go) Short Definition:
I choke, strangle Definition: I choke, throttle, strangle; hence: I drown ...
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2666. katapino -- to drink down
... devour, drown, swallow up. From kata and pino; to drink down, ie Gulp entire (literally
or figuratively) -- devour, drown, swallow (up). see GREEK kata. ...
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4846. sumpnigo -- to choke
... choke, throng. From sun and pnigo; to strangle completely, ie (literally) to drown,
or (figuratively) to crowd -- choke, throng. see GREEK sun. see GREEK pnigo. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7857. shataph -- to overflow, rinse or wash off
... drown, overflow whelm, rinse, run, rush, thoroughly wash away. A primitive
root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by ...
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2883. taba -- to sink, sink down
... drown, fasten, settle, sink. A primitive root; to sink -- drown, fasten, settle,
sink. 2882, 2883. taba. 2884 . Strong's Numbers.
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8248. shaqah -- cause to drink water, give to drink
... cause to give, give to, let, make to drink, drown, moisten, water. A primitive
root; to quaff, ie (causatively) to irrigate or furnish ...
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8257. shaqa -- to sink, sink down
... make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink. (abbreviated Am. 8:8); a primitive
root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease ...
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Library

Many Waters Cannot Quench Love, Neither Can the Floods Drown It ...
... 7. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would
give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/7 many waters cannot quench.htm

Nisibene Hymns. Hymn i. O God of Mercies who Didst Refresh Noah ...
... The sight of them which is full of repentance, has been to me a baptism. The sea,
O Lord, which should have drowned me, in it let Thy mercies drown my guilt. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/nisibene hymns hymn i o.htm

Narrow Escapes. Is Thrown from a Horse. Has Pneumonia. Nearly ...
... I told them I believed I could swim across the pond, and if I could not
there were too many good swimmers present to let me drown. ...
/.../chapter x narrow escapes is.htm

The Life of Mr. John Semple.
... the devil would be envious about this good work, and that he was afraid he would
be permitted to raise a storm or speat of rain, designing to drown some of them ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr john 9.htm

A Blast of the Trumpet against False Peace
... Sounding their drums and blowing their trumpets with all their might they drown
the cries of this poor immolated victim. It is what you are doing! ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/a blast of the trumpet.htm

Christ Crucified
... In so doing He rebuked all who seek to drown sorrows or benumb the soul in wine,
all who degrade and dull their sensibilities by physical excess or indulgence ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 15 21-32 christ crucified.htm

The Danger of Riches
... "They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish
and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition." 1:Tim.6:9. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 87 the danger of.htm

My California Trip
... When asked why she was doing that, she answered, "I am afraid we shall drown."
"Woman," he said, "if you will not let go of that post, you will drown every one ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xvii my california trip.htm

Unrestrained Communion
... Many waters cannot quench love,. Neither can the floods drown it: If a man would
give all the substance of his house for love,. It would utterly be condemned. ...
/.../taylor/union and communion/section vi unrestrained communion.htm

1 Timothy vi. 7-Feb
... "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.". ...
/.../homily xvii 1 timothy vi.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Exodus 15:4; Amos 8:8; Hebrews 11:29). Drowning was a mode of capital punishment in use among the Syrians, and was known to the Jews in the time of our Lord. To this he alludes in Matthew 18:6.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.

2. (v. t.) To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.

3. (v. t.) To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.

4. (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.

Thesaurus

Drown (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Drown (5 Occurrences). ... (WEB KJV ASV WBS). Song of Songs
8:7 Many waters can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. ...
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Drowned (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Drown. Multi-Version Concordance
Drowned (8 Occurrences). Matthew 18:6 But whoso shall offend ...
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Snare (69 Occurrences)
... snare of the devil"; also 6:9 "But they that are minded to be rich fall into a
temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in ...
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Droves (17 Occurrences)

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Quench (14 Occurrences)
... The wild donkeys quench their thirst. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). Song
of Songs 8:7 Many waters can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. ...
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Lusts (28 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and
a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and ...
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Floods (37 Occurrences)
... JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). Song of Songs 8:7 Many waters can't quench love,
neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the ...
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Ruin (135 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and
a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and ...
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Minded (36 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare
and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and ...
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Bottle (28 Occurrences)
... to drink a bottle of wine. 3. (n.) Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown
one's reason in the bottle. 4. (vt) To put into bottles ...
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Bible Concordance

Drown (5 Occurrences)

Matthew 8:25 So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"
(Root in WEY NIV)

Mark 4:38 But He Himself was in the stern asleep, with His head on the cushion: so they woke Him. "Rabbi," they cried, "is it nothing to you that we are drowning?"
(Root in WEY NIV)

Luke 8:24 So they came and woke Him, crying, "Rabbi, Rabbi, we are drowning." Then He roused Himself and rebuked the wind and the surging of the water, and they ceased and there was a calm.
(Root in WEY NIV)

1 Timothy 6:9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Song of Songs 8:7 Many waters can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Subtopics

Drown

Related Terms

Drowned (8 Occurrences)

Snare (69 Occurrences)

Droves (17 Occurrences)

Quench (14 Occurrences)

Lusts (28 Occurrences)

Floods (37 Occurrences)

Ruin (135 Occurrences)

Minded (36 Occurrences)

Bottle (28 Occurrences)