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Lexicon :: Strong's G3538 - niptō

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νίπτω
Transliteration
niptō (Key)
Pronunciation
nip'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
To cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:946,635

Trench's Synonyms: xlv. πλύνω, νίπτω, λούω.

Strong’s Definitions

νίπτω níptō, nip'-to; to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution:—wash. Compare G3068.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G3538 in the following manner: wash (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G3538 in the following manner: wash (17x).

  1. to wash

  2. to wash one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νίπτω níptō, nip'-to; to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution:—wash. Compare G3068.
STRONGS G3538:
νίπτω; (a later form for νίζω; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 241 (Veitch, under the word νίζω; Buttmann, 63 (55); Winer's Grammar, 88 (84))); 1 aorist ἔνιψα; middle, present νιπτομια; 1 aorist ἐνιψάμην; the Sept. for רָחַץ; to wash: τινα, John 13:8; τούς πόδας τίνος, ibid. 5f 8, 12, 14; 1 Timothy 5:10; middle to wash oneself (cf. Buttmann, § 135, 5; Winer's Grammar, § 38, 2b.): John 9:7, 11, 15; τάς χεῖρας, to wash one's (own) hands, Mark 7:3; τούς πόδας, John 13:10 (T omits; WH brackets τούς πόδας); νίψαι τό προσοπον σου, Matthew 6:17; νίπτονται τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν, Matthew 15:2. (Compare: ἀπονίπτω. Synonym: see λούω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:17; 15:2
Mark
7:3
John
9:7; 9:11; 9:15; 13:8; 13:10
1 Timothy
5:10

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Strong's Number G3538 matches the Greek νίπτω (niptō),
which occurs 17 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:7 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ὕπαγε νίψαι G3538 εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν τοῦ Σιλωάμ ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται Ἀπεσταλμένος ἀπῆλθεν οὖν καὶ ἐνίψατο G3538 καὶ ἦλθεν βλέπων

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:11 - ἀπεκρίθη ἐκεῖνος καὶ εἶπέν ἄνθρωπος λεγόμενος Ἰησοῦς πηλὸν ἐποίησεν καὶ ἐπέχρισέν μου τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ εἶπεν, μοι Ὕπαγε εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν τοῦ Σιλωὰμ καὶ νίψαι· G3538 ἀπελθὼν δὲ καὶ νιψάμενος G3538 ἀνέβλεψα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:15

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:5 - εἶτα βάλλει ὕδωρ εἰς τὸν νιπτῆρα καὶ ἤρξατο νίπτειν G3538 τοὺς πόδας τῶν μαθητῶν καὶ ἐκμάσσειν τῷ λεντίῳ ᾧ ἦν διεζωσμένος

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:8 - λέγει αὐτῷ Πέτρος Οὐ μὴ νίψῃς G3538 τοὺς πόδας μου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐὰν μὴ νίψω G3538 σε οὐκ ἔχεις μέρος μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ὁ λελουμένος οὐ χρείαν ἔχει ἢ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι G3538 ἀλλ᾽ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος· καὶ ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε ἀλλ᾽ οὐχὶ πάντες

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:12 - Ὅτε οὖν ἔνιψεν G3538 τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἀναπεσών πάλιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Γινώσκετε τί πεποίηκα ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:14 - εἰ οὖν ἐγὼ ἔνιψα G3538 ὑμῶν τοὺς πόδας ὁ κύριος καὶ ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ ὑμεῖς ὀφείλετε ἀλλήλων νίπτειν G3538 τοὺς πόδας·

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