Thirst
δίψοςStrong’s G1373dipsos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dipsos is the Greek word usually translated “thirst”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “thirst”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thirst 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δίψος dipsos · thirst
δίψος, -εος (-ους), τό (late form of δίψα), [in LXX chiefly for and cognates ;] thirst: 2Co.11:27.† (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.