Strong's Lexicon
G4427
G4427 — πτύσμα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4427 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πτύσμα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4429 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ptusma |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ptoos'-mah |
| Meaning: | 1. saliva |
| KJV Renderings: | spittle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πτύσμα, πτύσματος, τό (πτύω, which see), spittle: Joh 9:6 ((Hippocrates), Polybius 8, 14, 5; Or. Sibylline 8, 411).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πτύσμα (spittle)
John 9:6
- KJV: When he had thus spoken he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay
- GK: ταύτα ειπών έπτυσε χαμαί και εποίησε πηλόν εκ του πτύσματος και επέχρισε τον πηλόν επί τους οφθαλμούς του τυφλού