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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:6 - μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες G1372 τὴν δικαιοσύνην ὅτι αὐτοὶ χορτασθήσονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:35 - ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν ἐδίψησα G1372 καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:37 - τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ οἱ δίκαιοι λέγοντες Κύριε πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν ἢ διψῶντα G1372 καὶ ἐποτίσαμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:42 - ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ οὐκ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν ἐδίψησα G1372 καὶ οὐκ ἐποτίσατέ με

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ καὶ αὐτοὶ λέγοντες Κύριε πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα ἢ διψῶντα G1372 ἢ ξένον ἢ γυμνὸν ἢ ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ καὶ οὐ διηκονήσαμέν σοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:13 - ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Πᾶς ὁ πίνων ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος τούτου διψήσει G1372 πάλιν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:14 - ὃς δ᾽ ἂν πίῃ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος οὗ ἐγὼ δώσω αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ G1372 εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ὃ δώσω αὐτῷ γενήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:15 - λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή Κύριε δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ ἵνα μὴ διψῶ G1372 μηδὲ έρχωμαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:35 - εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρός μὲ, οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ G1372 πώποτε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37 - Ἐν δὲ τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ μεγάλῃ τῆς ἑορτῆς εἱστήκει ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔκραξεν λέγων, Ἐάν τις διψᾷ G1372 ἐρχέσθω πρός με καὶ πινέτω

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:28 - Μετὰ τοῦτο εἰδὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι πάντα ἤδη τετέλεσται ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ γραφή λέγει Διψῶ G1372

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:20 - ἐὰν οὖν πεινᾷ ὁ ἐχθρός σου ψώμιζε αὐτόν· ἐὰν διψᾷ G1372 πότιζε αὐτόν· τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύσεις ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:11 - ἄχρι τῆς ἄρτι ὥρας καὶ πεινῶμεν καὶ διψῶμεν G1372 καὶ γυμνητεύομεν, καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - οὐ πεινάσουσιν ἔτι οὐδὲ διψήσουσιν G1372 ἔτι οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥλιος οὐδὲ πᾶν καῦμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:6 - καὶ εἶπέν μοι γέγονεν ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Α καὶ τὸ Ω ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος ἐγὼ τῷ διψῶντι G1372 δώσω ἐκ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς δωρεάν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:17 - Καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ νύμφη λέγουσιν, Ἐλθε, καὶ ὁ ἀκούων εἰπάτω, Ἐλθε, καὶ ὁ διψῶν G1372 ἐλθέτω· καὶ ὁ θέλων λαμβανέτω τὸ ὕδωρ ζωῆς δωρεάν
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