Sprinkling
ῥαντισμόςStrong’s G4473rhantismos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhantismos is the Greek word usually translated “sprinkling”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sprinkling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of sprinkling 1
- sprinkling 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
ῥαντισμός rhantismos · sprinkling
ῥαντισμός, -ῦo, ὁ (ῥαντίζω), [in LXX for נִדָּה ;] sprinkling: of the ceremonial sprinkling of blood for purification, Heb.12:24, 1Pe.1:2 (see Hort, Pe., 23 ff.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sprinkling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPRINKLING, participle present
tense
- Dispersing, as a liquid or as dust.
- Scattering on, in fine drops or particles.
All definitions and other forms of “sprinkling”
SPRINKLING, noun
- The act of scattering in small drops or parcels.
- A small quantity falling in distinct drops or parts, or coming moderately; as a sprinkling of rain or snow.
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.