Liddell–Scott–Jones: βᾰθύνω

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deepen, hollow out,

βᾰθύνω:— Pass. ,plpf.

A.

βεβάθυστο

Nonn. D. 39.305

: (βαθύς):—deepen, hollow out, βάθυνε δὲ χῶρον ἅπαντα,of a torrent, Il. 23.421 ;ἔσκαψε καὶ ἐβάθυνεdug anddug deep,

Ev.Luc. 6.48 ;ἐβάθυνε πέδον ταρσῷ,of a dog, Nonn. D. 47.239 : metaph., ὁ λιμὸς βαθύνει ἑαυτόν

J. BJ 5.12.3

: esp. as military term,deepen,

τὴν φάλαγγα

X. Cyr. 6.3.23

, 8.5.15 , cf. Arr. Tact. 25.11 :— Pass. ,become deep, be deepened,

λίμνη β.

Thphr. HP 4.11.3

; κρημνὸς βαθύνεται εἰς ἀπορρῶγα

J. BJ 1.21.3

;νάσως βαθυνομένας ἀπὸ ῥιζᾶν,of Delos, Hymn.Is. 160 ; τὸ βαθυνόμενον τῆς ῥηγμῖνος

Agath. 2.2

; of a deep wound, Nonn. D. 39.305 ;βαθυνομέναις χερσί inorwith the hollowedhands, ib. 11.180 .

2. Math.,add a third dimension,

β. τὰ ἐπίπεδα

Procl.

in R.

2.52 K., cf. in Ti. 1.146

D. :— Pass. , κυκλικῶς βαθυνθέντες

Simp. in Ph. 59.17

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II. intr.,sink deep,

Ph. 1.248 , 2.402 ;sink, crumble,

Apollod. Poliorc. 157.8 .

2. metaph.,go deeply into a subject,

βαθύνας θεωρῆσαι

Procl. in Prm. p.622

S.