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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)
Dictionary Aids

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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 24 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:4 - “Please let a little water be brought and wash [fn]your feet, and make yourselves comfortable under the tree;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:2 - And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we shall spend the night in the public square.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:32 - So the man entered the house. Then [fn]Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:24 - Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:31 - Then he washed his face and came out; and he controlled himself and said, “[fn]Serve the meal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:18 - “You shall also make a basin of [fn]bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:19 - “Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet from it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - when they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, so that they do not die; or when they approach the altar to minister, by offering up in smoke a fire sacrifice to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:21 - “So they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they do not die; and it shall be a permanent statute for them, for [fn]Aaron and his [fn]descendants throughout their generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:30 - He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - ‘Likewise, whomever the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - ‘However, an earthenware vessel which the man with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every wooden vessel shall be rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:6 - “And all the elders of that city [fn]which is nearest to the person killed shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:21 - So he took him into his house and fed the donkeys, and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:41 - And she got up and bowed with her face to the ground, and said, “Behold, your slave is a servant to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:8 - Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the king’s house, and a gift from the king [fn]was sent after him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:6 - He also made ten basins in which to wash, and he set five on the right side and five on the left [fn]to rinse things for the burnt offering; but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:23 -

“When he fills his belly,

God will send His fierce anger on him

And rain it on him [fn]while he is eating.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:6 -

I will wash my hands in innocence,

And I will go around Your altar, LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 -

The righteous will rejoice when he sees vengeance;

He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:13 -

Surely in vain I have [fn]kept my heart pure

And washed my hands in innocence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:3 -

“I have taken off my dress,

How can I put it on again?

I have washed my feet,

How can I dirty them again?

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