Wash basin
νιπτήρStrong’s G3537niptēr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Niptēr is the Greek word usually translated “basin”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.”
Meaning
Usually translated “basin”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- basin 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
νιπτήρ niptēr · wash basin
νιπτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (νίπτω) a basin: Jhn.13:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “basin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BA'SIN, noun
basn.
- A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
- In hydraulics, any reservoir of water.
- That which resembles a basin in containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a hollow place for liquids, or an inclosed part of water, forming a broad space within a strait or narrow entrance; a little bay.
- Among glass grinders, a concave piece of metal by which convex glasses are formed.
All definitions
- Among hatters, a large shell or case, usually of iron, placed over a furnace, in which the hat is molded into due shape.
- In anatomy, a round cavity between the anterior ventricles of the brain.
- The scale of a balance, when hollow and round.
- In Jewish antiquities, the laver of the tabernacle.
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.