Lexical Definition

‎βυθίζω‎ bythízō (boo-thid'-zo) to sink ^G:V
from ‎βυθός‎

begin to sink, drown.

• to sink
• by implication, to drown

Abbott-Smith

** βυθίζω (< βυθός), [in LXX: II Mac 12:4 * ;]
trans., to cause to sink, to sink: metaph., εἰς ὄλεθρον, I Ti 6:9; pass., to sink, intrans.: Lk 5:7.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

βυθίζω-ίζω,

sink a ship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; let down, ἀγκύρας [Refs 4th c.AD+]; bury, plunge, ἑρπετόν.. ἐν μυχῷ τοῦ πηλοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, of a ship, etc., sink, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of a person, to be plunged into the sea, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

__II overwhelm, submerge, of a flood, οἰκίας [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs]
__III metaphorically, β. ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον [NT]:—passive, to be ruined, τοὺς διὰ φιλοκερδίαν βυθιζομένους [Refs 1st c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Tim.6.9}