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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 tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11 - Hezekiah has said, ‘The LORD our God will rescue us from the king of Assyria.’ Surely Hezekiah is misleading you, sentencing you to death by famine and thirst!

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:15 - “You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry and water from the rock when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9 - A trap grabs them by the heel.
A snare holds them tight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:7 - You must have refused water for the thirsty
and food for the hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:23 - They longed for me to speak as people long for rain.
They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.

O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - But instead, they give me poison[fn] for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:11 - They provide water for all the animals,
and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:5 - Hungry and thirsty,
they nearly died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:33 - He changes rivers into deserts,
and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - Good news from far away
is like cold water to the thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:13 - So my people will go into exile far away
because they do not know me.
Those who are great and honored will starve,
and the common people will die of thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:14 - O people of Tema,
bring water to these thirsty people,
food to these weary refugees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD,
a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.
You are a refuge from the storm
and a shelter from the heat.
For the oppressive acts of ruthless people
are like a storm beating against a wall,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5 - or like the relentless heat of the desert.
But you silence the roar of foreign nations.
As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat,
so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - A hungry person dreams of eating
but wakes up still hungry.
A thirsty person dreams of drinking
but is still faint from thirst when morning comes.
So it will be with your enemies,
with those who attack Mount Zion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak foolishness
and make evil plans.
They practice ungodliness
and spread false teachings about the LORD.
They deprive the hungry of food
and give no water to the thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:1 - Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days.
The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:6 - The lame will leap like a deer,
and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
Springs will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams will water the wasteland.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:7 - The parched ground will become a pool,
and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.
Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish
where desert jackals once lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:17 - “When the poor and needy search for water and there is none,
and their tongues are parched from thirst,
then I, the LORD, will answer them.
I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:18 - I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus.
I will give them fountains of water in the valleys.
I will fill the desert with pools of water.
Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21 - They were not thirsty
when he led them through the desert.
He divided the rock,
and water gushed out for them to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - They will neither hunger nor thirst.
The searing sun will not reach them anymore.
For the LORD in his mercy will lead them;
he will lead them beside cool waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:2 - My servant grew up in the LORD’s presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 - “Is anyone thirsty?
Come and drink—
even if you have no money!
Come, take your choice of wine or milk—
it’s all free!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“My servants will eat,
but you will starve.
My servants will drink,
but you will be thirsty.
My servants will rejoice,
but you will be sad and ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:25 - For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:11 - “The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign LORD,
“when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread or water
but of hearing the words of the LORD.
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