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Lexicon :: Strong's G1372 - dipsaō

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διψάω
Transliteration
dipsaō (Key)
Pronunciation
dip-sah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a variation of δίψος (G1373)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:226,177

Strong’s Definitions

διψάω dipsáō, dip-sah'-o; from a variation of G1373; to thirst for (literally or figuratively):—(be, be a-)thirst(-y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G1372 in the following manner: thirst (10x), be thirsty (3x), be athirst (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G1372 in the following manner: thirst (10x), be thirsty (3x), be athirst (3x).

  1. to suffer thirst, suffer from thirst

    1. figuratively, those who are said to thirst who painfully feel their want of, and eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, strengthened

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διψάω dipsáō, dip-sah'-o; from a variation of G1373; to thirst for (literally or figuratively):—(be, be a-)thirst(-y).
STRONGS G1372:
διψάω, -ῶ, subjunctive present 3 person singular δίψᾷ (John 7:37; Romans 12:20; often so from the Macedonian age on for the Attic δίψῇ, cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 3 b.; [Buttmann, 44 (38)]; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 61); future διψήσω; 1 aorist ἐδίψησα; (δίψα, thirst); [from Homer down]; to thirst;
1. absolutely, to suffer thirst; suffer from thirst: properly, Matthew 25:35, 37, 42, 44; John 4:15; John 19:28; Romans 12:20; 1 Corinthians 4:11; figuratively, those are said to thirst who painfully feel their want of, and eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, strengthened: John 4:13; John 6:35; John 7:37; Revelation 7:16; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:17; (Sir. 24:21 (Sir 24:20); Sir 51:24).
2. with an accusative of the thing desired: τὴν δικαιοσύνην, Matthew 5:6, (Psalm 62:2 (Ps. 63:2) in the better Greek writings with the genitive; cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 10 b.; [Buttmann, 147 (129)]; ἐλευθερίας, Plato, rep. 8, p. 562 c.; τιμῆς, Plutarch, Cat. maj. 11; others; cf. Winer's Grammar, 17).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
62:2; 63:2
Matthew
5:6; 25:35; 25:37; 25:42; 25:44
John
4:13; 4:15; 6:35; 7:37; 7:37; 19:28
Romans
12:20; 12:20
1 Corinthians
4:11
Revelation
7:16; 21:6; 22:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1372 matches the Greek διψάω (dipsaō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:6 - Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, For they shall be filled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:35 - for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:37 - "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:42 - for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - "Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:13 - Yeshua answered her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:14 - but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:15 - The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I don't get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:35 - Yeshua said to them. "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37 - Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Yeshua stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:28 - After this, Yeshua, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:20 - Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:11 - Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:6 - He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alef and the Tav, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:17 - The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" He who hears, let him say, "Come!" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
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