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Lexicon :: Strong's G3538 - niptō

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νίπτω
Transliteration
niptō (Key)
Pronunciation
nip'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
To cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:946,635

Trench's Synonyms: xlv. πλύνω, νίπτω, λούω.

Strong’s Definitions

νίπτω níptō, nip'-to; to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution:—wash. Compare G3068.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G3538 in the following manner: wash (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G3538 in the following manner: wash (17x).

  1. to wash

  2. to wash one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νίπτω níptō, nip'-to; to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution:—wash. Compare G3068.
STRONGS G3538:
νίπτω; (a later form for νίζω; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 241 (Veitch, under the word νίζω; Buttmann, 63 (55); Winer's Grammar, 88 (84))); 1 aorist ἔνιψα; middle, present νιπτομια; 1 aorist ἐνιψάμην; the Sept. for רָחַץ; to wash: τινα, John 13:8; τούς πόδας τίνος, ibid. 5f 8, 12, 14; 1 Timothy 5:10; middle to wash oneself (cf. Buttmann, § 135, 5; Winer's Grammar, § 38, 2b.): John 9:7, 11, 15; τάς χεῖρας, to wash one's (own) hands, Mark 7:3; τούς πόδας, John 13:10 (T omits; WH brackets τούς πόδας); νίψαι τό προσοπον σου, Matthew 6:17; νίπτονται τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν, Matthew 15:2. (Compare: ἀπονίπτω. Synonym: see λούω, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:17; 15:2
Mark
7:3
John
9:7; 9:11; 9:15; 13:8; 13:10
1 Timothy
5:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3538 matches the Greek νίπτω (niptō),
which occurs 17 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17 - “But when you fast, put oil on your head [as you normally would to groom your hair] and wash your face

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:2 - “Why do Your disciples violate the [fn]tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - ([fn]For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they [fn]carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:7 - And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of [fn]Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:11 - He replied, “The Man called Jesus made mud and smeared it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received my sight!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:15 - So the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He smeared mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:5 - Then He poured water into the basin and began washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which was tied around His waist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:6 - When He came to Simon Peter, he said to Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:8 - Peter said to Him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me [we can have nothing to do with each other].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - Jesus said to him, “Anyone who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, and is completely clean. And you [My disciples] are clean, but not all of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:12 -

So when He had washed their feet and put on His [outer] robe and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:14 - “So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:10 - and has a reputation for good deeds; [she is eligible] if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints (God’s people), if she has assisted the distressed, and has devoted herself to doing good in every way.
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