GreekG3538Verb

νίπτω

niptō

13Occurrences
G3538Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
πόδας; mid., reflexive, to wash oneself: χεῖρας,; πόδας; πρόσωπον, (in cl. Att. prose, used only in compounds; cf. ἀπο-νίπτω).† νίζω, see: νίπτω
Synonyms
*λούω *(which see), πλύνω
LXX: chiefly for רָחַץ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

νίπτω appears 13 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
9
Matthew
2
1 Timothy
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 5:10BSB

and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

John 13:6BSB

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

John 13:10BSB

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

John 13:14BSB

So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

John 9:11BSB

He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”

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