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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 39 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:3 - But the people thirsted there for water; and [fn]they grumbled against Moses and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill [fn]us and [fn]our children and [fn]our livestock with thirst?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - “He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - He said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a [fn]bottle of milk and gave him a drink; then she covered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - Then he became very thirsty, and he called to the LORD and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant, and now [fn]shall I die of thirst [fn]and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - “Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the [fn]water jars and drink from what the servants draw.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11 - ‘Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give yourselves over to die by hunger and by thirst, saying, “The LORD our God will deliver us from the [fn]hand of the king of Assyria”?

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:15 - “You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger,
You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst,
And You told them to enter in order to possess
The land which You [fn]swore to give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9 - “A snare seizes him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:7 - “To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:23 - “They waited for me as for the rain,
And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;
When shall I come and [fn]appear before God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - A Psalm of David, [fn]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You [fn]earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh [fn]yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - They also gave me [fn]gall [fn]for my food
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:11 - They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:5 - They were hungry [fn]and thirsty;
Their soul fainted within them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:33 - He [fn]changes rivers into a [fn]wilderness
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If [fn]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is good news from a distant land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:13 - Therefore My people go into exile for their lack of knowledge;
And [fn]their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude is parched with thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:14 - Bring water [fn]for the thirsty,
O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
Meet the fugitive with bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For You have been a defense for the helpless,
A defense for the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the ruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5 - Like heat in drought, You subdue the uproar of aliens;
Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is [fn]silenced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - It will be as when a hungry man dreams—
And behold, he is eating;
But when he awakens, his [fn]hunger is not satisfied,
Or as when a thirsty man dreams—
And behold, he is drinking,
But when he awakens, behold, he is faint
And his [fn]thirst is not quenched.
Thus the multitude of all the nations will be
Who wage war against Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - Each will be like a refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like [fn]streams of water in a dry country,
Like the shade of a [fn]huge rock in [fn]a parched land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart [fn]inclines toward wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD,
To [fn]keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And [fn]to withhold drink from the thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 - The wilderness and the desert will be glad,
And the [fn]Arabah will rejoice and blossom;
Like the crocus

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:6 - Then the lame will leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the wilderness
And streams in the [fn]Arabah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:7 - The [fn]scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground springs of water;
In the haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:17 - “The [fn]afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the LORD, will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:18 - “I will open rivers on the bare heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
And the dry land fountains of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21 - They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts.
He made the water flow out of the rock for them;
He split the rock and the water gushed forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - “They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will lead them
And will guide them to springs of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:2 - For He grew up before Him like a tender [fn]shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should [fn]be attracted to Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 - “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no [fn]money come, buy and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore, thus says the Lord [fn]GOD,
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:25 - “For I satisfy the weary ones and [fn]refresh everyone who languishes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:11 - “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather for hearing the words of the LORD.
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