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To pour

βρύωStrong’s G1032

bruō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Bruō is the Greek word usually translated “pours forth”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”
James 3:11 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “pours forth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • pours forth 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • James 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    βρύω bruō · to pour

    βρύω, poët., late prose and vernac., to be full to bursting; 1. of the earth producing vegetation. 2. Of plants putting forth buds. 3. Of springs, to gush with water: Jas.3:11. † (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “pour” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    POUR, verb transitive

    1. To throw, as a fluid in a stream, either out of a vessel, or into it; as, to pour water from a pail, or out of a pail; to pour wine into a decanter. pour is appropriately but not exclusively applied to fluids, and signifies merely to cast or throw, and this sense is modified by out, from, in, into, against, on, upon, under, etc.“I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh” Joel 2:28
    2. To emit; to send forth in a stream or continued succession.
    3. To send forth; as, to pour out words, prayers or sighs; to pour out the heart or soul. Psalms 62:8
    4. To throw in profusion or with overwhelming force.“I will shortly pour out my fury on thee” Ezekiel 7:8
    All definitions and other forms of “pour”

      POUR, verb intransitive

      To flow; to issue forth in a stream, or continued succession of parts; to move or rush, as a current. The torrent pours down from the mountain, or along the steep descent.

      1. To rush in a crowd or continued procession.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.