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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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βολίζω

Strong’s: G1001

Associated OET lemmas: βολίζω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: βάλλω

Sense 1: to take soundings, to heave the lead, to drop a plummet

Semantic entry: 54.23

Semantic domains: Maritime Activities

Definition: to use a rope with a lead weight attached to it in order to measure the depth of water

ACT 27:28: RV ACT 27:28 · LV ACT 27:28 · Read together ACT 27:28

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OET-RV ACT 27:28

28 They dropped a weighted line and measured the ocean depth at around 40 metres and then a bit later it was down to 30 metres.

OET-LV ACT 27:28

28 And having_taken_soundings, they_found twenty fathoms, and shortly having_passed_by, and again having_taken_soundings, they_found fifteen fathoms.