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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 - Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:2 - He said, "Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant's house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning." "No," they replied, "we'll spend the night in the town square."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:32 - So Abraham's servant went to the house and unloaded the camels. Straw and feed were given to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:24 - The servant in charge brought the men into Joseph's house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:31 - Then he washed his face and came out. With composure he said, "Set out the food."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:18 - "You are also to make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You are to put it between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:19 - and Aaron and his sons must 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 must wash with water so that they do not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:21 - they must wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die. And this will be a perpetual ordinance for them and for their descendants throughout their generations."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:30 - Then he put the large 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 - Anyone whom the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - A clay vessel which the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must 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 nearest the corpse must 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 brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:41 - She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, "Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:8 - Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your home and relax." When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:6 - He made ten washing basins; he put five on the south side and five on the north side. In them they rinsed the items used for burnt sacrifices; the priests washed in "The Sea."

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:23 - "While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:6 - I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:13 - I concluded, "Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:3 - "I have already taken off my robe - must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet - must I soil them again?"
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