Strong's Lexicon

G4472

G4472 — ῥαντίζω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekrhantizoverbOccurrences: 4

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G4472
Word:ῥαντίζω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:from a derivative of rhaino "to sprinkle"
Language:Greek
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:rhantizo
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:rhan-tid'-zo
Meaning:1. to render besprinkled, i.e. asperse {ceremonially or figuratively}
KJV Renderings:sprinkle

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

[ῤαίνω; see ῤαντίζω.]

STRONGS NT 4472: ῤαντίζωῤαντίζω; (from ῤαντός besprinkled, and this from ῤαίνω); 1 aorist ἐρραντισα and (so L T Tr WH) ἐραντισα (see Rho); (1 aorist middle subjunctive ῥαντισωνται (sprinkle themselves), Mar 7:4 WH text (so Volkmar, Weiss, others) after manuscripts à B); perfect passive participle ἐρραντισμενος (Tdf. ῥεραντισμενος, L Tr WH ῥεραντισμενος with smooth breathing; see Rho); for ῤαίνω, more common in classical Greek; to sprinkle: properly, τινα, Heb 9:13 (on the rite here referred to cf. Num 19:2-10; Winers RWB, under the word Sprengwasser; (B. D., under the word )); Num 19:19; τί αἵματι, Num 19:21; (Rev 19:13 WH (see περιρραίνω)). to cleanse by sprinkling, hence, tropically, to purify, cleanse: ἐρραντισμένοι τάς καρδίας (on this accusative see Buttmann, § 134, 7) ἀπό κτλ., Heb 10:22. (Athen. 12, p. 521 a.; for Hebrew çÄèÅÌà, Psa 50:9 (); for ðÈæÈä, Lev 6:27; 2Ki 9:33.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ῥαντίζω (sprinkle)

Hebrews 9:13

KJV: 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
GK: ει γαρ το αίμα ταύρων και τράγων και σποδός δάμαλεως ραντίζουσα τους κεκοινωμένους αγιάζει προς την της σαρκός καθαρότητα

Hebrews 9:19

KJV: For 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 sprinkled both the book and all the people
GK: λαληθείσης γαρ πάσης εντολής κατά τον νόμον υπό Μωϋσέως παντί τω λαώ λαβών το αίμα των μόσχων και τράγων μετά ύδατος και ερίου κοκκίνου και υσσώπου αυτό τε το βιβλίον και πάντα τον λαόν ερράντισε

Hebrews 9:21

KJV: Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry
GK: και την σκηνήν δε και πάντα τα σκεύη της λειτουργίας τω αίματι ομοίως ερράντισε

Hebrews 10:22

KJV: Let 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
GK: προσερχώμεθα μετά αληθινής καρδίας εν πληροφορία πίστεως ερραντισμένοι τας καρδίας από συνειδήσεως πονηράς και λελουμένοι το σώμα ύδατι καθάρω
↑ Top