βᾰθύνω:—
passive,
pluperfect βεβάθυστο [
Refs 4th c.AD+]: (βαθύς):—
deepen, hollow out, βάθυνε δὲ χῶρον ἅπαντα, of a torrent, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔσκαψε καὶ ἐβάθυνε dug and
dug deep, [
NT]; ἐβάθυνε πέδον ταρσῷ, of a dog, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]: especially as military term,
deepen, τὴν φάλαγγα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive,
become deep, be deepened, λίμνη β. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; νάσως βαθυνομένας ἀπὸ ῥιζᾶν, of Delos, [
Refs 6th c.AD+]; of a deep wound, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]; βαθυνομέναις χερσί
in or
with the hollowed hands, [
Refs]
2) in Mathematics texts,
add a third dimension, β. τὰ ἐπίπεδα [
Refs 5th c.AD+]
in R.2.52 K,[
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—
passive, κυκλικῶς βαθυνθέντες [
Refs 6th c.AD+]
II)
intransitive,
sink deep, [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
sink, crumble, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2)
metaphorically,
go deeply into a subject, βαθύνας θεωρῆσαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]