To wash
νίπτωStrong’s G3538niptō
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Niptō is the Greek word usually translated “do wash yourself”, “wash” and “washed”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do wash yourself”, “wash” and “washed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do wash yourself 3
- to wash 3
- washed 2
- they wash 1
- they shall wash 1
- having washed 1
- i washed 1
- do wash 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 9
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- 1 Timothy 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
- Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
- Mark 7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
- John 9:7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
- John 9:11He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
- John 9:15Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
Greek dictionary
νίπτω niptō · to wash
νίπτω late form of νίζω, [in LXX chiefly for רָחַץ ;] to wash, usually of a part of the body: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.13:8; τ. πόδας, Jhn.13:5-6, 8 13:12, 14, 1Ti.5:10; mid., reflexive, to wash oneself: Jhn.9:7, 11 9:15; τ. χεῖρας, Mat.15:2, Mrk.7:3; τ. πόδας, Jhn.13:10; τ. πρόσωπον, Mat.6:17 (in cl. Att.. prose, used only in compounds; cf. ἀπο-νίπτω).† νίζω, see: νίπτω SYN.: λούω (which see), πλύνω (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wash” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WASH, verb transitive
[G.]
- To cleanse by ablution, or by rubbing in water; as, to wash the hands or the body; to wash garments.
- To wet; to fall on and moisten; as, the rain washes the flowers or plants.
- To overflow.
- To overflow or dash against; to cover with water; as, the waves wash the strand or shore; the sea washes the rocks on the shore or beach.
All definitions and other forms of “wash”
- To scrub in water; as, to wash a deck or a floor.
- To separate extraneous matter from; as, to wash ore; to wash grain.
- In painting, to lay a color over any work with a pencil, to give it the proper tints, and make it appear more natural.
- To rub over with some liquid substance; as, to wash trees fro removing insects or diseases.
- To squeeze and cleanse in water; as, to wash wool.
- To cleanse by a current of water; as, showers wash the streets.
- To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as steel washed with silver.
- To purify from the pollution of sin.“But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified” 1 Corinthians 6:11
WASH, verb intransitive
- To perform the act of ablution.“WASH in Jordan seven times. [Elliptical.]” 2 Kings 5:10
- To perform the business of cleansing clothes in water.
WASH, noun
- Alluvial matter; substances collected and deposited by water; as the wash of a river.
- A bog; a marsh; a fen.
- A cosmetic; as a wash for the face, to help the complexion.
- A lotion; a medical liquid preparation for external application.
- A superficial stain or color.
- Waste liquor of a kitchen for hogs.
- The act of washing the clothes of a family; or the whole quantity washed at once.
- With distillers, the fermentable liquor made b dissolving the proper subject for fermentation and distillation in common water.
- The shallow part of a river, or arm of the sea; as the wastes in Lincolnshire.
- The blade of an oar; the thin part, which enters the water and by whose impulse the boat is moved.
- The color laid on a picture to vary its tints.
- A substance laid on boards or other work for beauty or preservation.
- A thin coat of metal.
- In the west Indies, a mixture of dunder, molasses, water and scummings, for distillation.
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.