To sprinkle
ῥαντίζωStrong’s G4472rhantizō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhantizō is the Greek word usually translated “sprinkled”, “sprinkling” and “sprinkled clean”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:”
Meaning
Usually translated “sprinkled”, “sprinkling” and “sprinkled clean”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he sprinkled 2
- sprinkling 1
- sprinkled clean 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
- Hebrews 9:21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
- Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Greek dictionary
ῥαντίζω rhantizō · to sprinkle
ῥαντίζω [in LXX: Lev.6:27 (20), 4Ki.9:33 (נָזָה), Psa.51:7 (חָטָא pi.) * ;] = cl., ῥαίνω, to sprinkle, besprinkle: with accusative, Heb.9:13, 19; id. and dative, Heb.9:21; pass., Rev.19:13, WH; of cleansing by sprinkling, Heb.10:22 (see M, Gr., ii, 100); mid., Mrk.7:4 (WH, txt., R, mg.).† περι-ραίνω (-ρραίνω, Rec., see WH, App., 139 f.), [in LXX for נָזָה hi. ;] to sprinkle around: Rev.19:13 T (ῤεραντισμένον, WH; ῤε-, R, txt.; βεβαμμένον, Rec., R, mg.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sprinkle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPRINKLE, verb transitive
[G., Latin ]
- To scatter; to disperse; as a liquid or a dry substance composed of fine separable particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand; to sprinkle paper with iron filings.
- To scatter on; to disperse on in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand; to sprinkle paper with iron filings.
- To wash; to cleanse; to purify.“Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience” Hebrews 10:22
All definitions and other forms of “sprinkle”
SPRINKLE, verb transitive
- To perform the act of scattering a liquid or any fine substance, so that it may fall in small particles.“The priest shall sprinkle of the oil with his fingers” Leviticus 14:16
- To rain moderately; as it sprinkles.
SPRINKLE, noun
A small quantity scattered; also, an utensil for sprinkling.
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.