To thirst
διψάωStrong’s G1372dipsaō
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dipsaō is the Greek word usually translated “thirsting”, “thirst” and “thirsted”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
Meaning
Usually translated “thirsting”, “thirst” and “thirsted”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thirsting 4
- will thirst 3
- i thirsted 2
- thirsting for 1
- i may thirst 1
- shall thirst 1
- i thirst 1
- he shall thirst 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 6
- Matthew 5
- Revelation 3
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
- Matthew 25:37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
- Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
- Matthew 25:44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
- John 4:13Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
- John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Greek dictionary
διψάω dipsaō · to thirst
διψάω,-ῶ (δίψα, thirst), [in LXX chiefly for צָמֵא ;] to thirst: absol., Mat.25:35, 37 25:42, 44, Jhn.4:13, 15 19:28, Rom.12:20" (LXX), 1Co.4:11; figuratively, Jhn.4:14 6:35 7:37, Rev.7:16 21:6 22:17; with accusative (= cl. with genitive), τ. δικαιοσύνην, Mat.5:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thirst” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THIRST, noun
thurst. [Latin torreo.]
- A painful sensation of the throat or fauces, occasioned by the want of drink.“Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?” Exodus 17:3
- A vehement desire of drink. Psalms 104:11
- A want and eager desire after any thing.
- Dryness; drouth.
All definitions and other forms of “thirst”
THIRST, verb intransitive
thurst.
- To experience a painful sensation of the throat or fauces for want of drink.“The people thirsted there for water” Exodus 17:3
- To have a vehement desire for any thing.“My soul thirsteth for the living God” Psalms 42:2
THIRST, verb intransitive
To want to drink; as, to thirst blood. [Not English.]
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.