βόθρ-ος, ὁ,
hole, trench, or pit dug in the ground, βόθρον ὀρύξαι [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.517 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; βόθρου τ᾽ ἐξέστρεψε [τὴν ἐλαίαν] [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.58 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; trough, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 6.92 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, hollow, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.5.6 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; grave, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 14.238 (from Aerae)] Refs]; ritual pit for offerings to ὑποχθόνιοι θεοί, β. καὶ μέγαρα [[ 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Antro Nympharum - Porphyrii Opuscula” 6. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]