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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)
Dictionary Aids

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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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst G1372 for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:35 - ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty G1372, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:37 - “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty G1372, and give You something to drink?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:42 - for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty G1372, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - “Then they themselves also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty G1372, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not [fn]take care of You?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:13 - Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst G1372 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 G1372—ever; 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

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The woman *said to Him, “[fn]Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty G1372 nor come back here to draw.”

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Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst G1372.

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Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “[fn]If anyone is thirsty G1372, [fn]let him come to Me and drink.

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After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been finished, in order [fn]to finish the Scripture, *said, “I am G1372 thirsty G1372.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:20 - “BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY G1372, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:11 - To this present hour we hunger and thirst G1372, and are poorly clothed, and roughly treated, and homeless;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - “THEY WILL HUNGER NO LONGER, NOR THIRST G1372 ANYMORE; NOR WILL THE SUN [fn]BEAT DOWN ON THEM, NOR ANY HEAT;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:6 - Then He said to me, “They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts G1372 from the spring of the water of life without cost.

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And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty G1372 come. Let the one who wishes receive the water of life without cost.

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