Strong G4222ποτίζω
to water
- Transliteration
- potizō
- Pronunciation
- pot-id'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From a derivative of the alternate of G4095; to furnish drink irrigate: - give (make) to drink feed water.
Detailed definition
ποτίζω
(πότος), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁקָה hi.;]
to give to drink: with accusative of person(s), Mat.25:35, 37 25:42 27:48, Mrk.15:36, Luk.13:15, Rom.12:20; with dupl. accusative, Mat.10:42, Mrk.9:41; fig., γάλα, 1Co.3:2; ἐκ τ. οἴνου Rev.14:8; of plants, to water (Xen., Strab., al.; Gen.13:10), figuratively, 1Co.3:6-8 Metaphorical (cf. Isa.29:10 Sir.15:3), of the Spirit, 1Co.12:13.†
(AS)
(πότος), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁקָה hi.;]
to give to drink: with accusative of person(s), Mat.25:35, 37 25:42 27:48, Mrk.15:36, Luk.13:15, Rom.12:20; with dupl. accusative, Mat.10:42, Mrk.9:41; fig., γάλα, 1Co.3:2; ἐκ τ. οἴνου Rev.14:8; of plants, to water (Xen., Strab., al.; Gen.13:10), figuratively, 1Co.3:6-8 Metaphorical (cf. Isa.29:10 Sir.15:3), of the Spirit, 1Co.12:13.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4222 appears in 15 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- drink10
- give7
- water2
- watereth2
- be1
- feed1
- make1
First verses
- Matthew 10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
- Matthew 25:35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
- Matthew 25:37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
- Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
- Matthew 27:48And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
- Mark 9:41For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
- Mark 15:36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
- Luke 13:15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
- Romans 12:20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
- 1 Corinthians 3:2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
- Revelation 14:8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ποτίζω,
Attic dialect future ιῶ [Refs (“Geoponica” 17.12.3)]: (πότος):— give to drink, ἄκρητον ποτίσας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 7.46; ἐπότισεν.. ὁ ἰατρὸς τὸ φάρμακον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 199a34, compare 2nd c.AD: Rufus Medicus “fragment” 118; οἶνον [ὑποζυγίοις] 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 27.14)]:—passive, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.11, +others)]
2 with double accusative, τοὺς ἵππους νέκταρ ἐπότισε gave them nectar to drink, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 247e; μικρὸν ὕδωρ π. τινά LXX.Gen.24.17; ποτήριον π. τινά NT.Mark.9.41, cf. NT.1Cor.12.13 (_passive_).)]
3 water, [τὰ φυόμενα] [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 2.25, cf. LXX.Gen.2.6)]; irrigate, φυτά [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 72.4 (3rd c.BC); π. τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ χερός [prev. work] 155.3 (3rd c.BC))]; also water cattle, ταύρως καὶ πόρτιας [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.121)]:—passive, of land, to be watered, to be irrigated, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“CPR” 1.9 (1st c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Abd.” 27, etc.)]
4 π. οἴνῳ [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“OGI” 200.16 (Axum, 4th c.AD))]; οἴνου [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 2.54 (cited in 4th c.AD: Eusebius Caesariensis Scriptor Ecclesiasticus “Praeparatio Evangelica” 4.16)]; οἴνῳ codices [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus).)]
5 moisten, μετά τινος Zos.Alch.p.167 [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]; τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD(?): Moses Alchemista cited in [same work] p.183 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]
Attic dialect future ιῶ [Refs (“Geoponica” 17.12.3)]: (πότος):— give to drink, ἄκρητον ποτίσας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 7.46; ἐπότισεν.. ὁ ἰατρὸς τὸ φάρμακον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 199a34, compare 2nd c.AD: Rufus Medicus “fragment” 118; οἶνον [ὑποζυγίοις] 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 27.14)]:—passive, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.11, +others)]
2 with double accusative, τοὺς ἵππους νέκταρ ἐπότισε gave them nectar to drink, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 247e; μικρὸν ὕδωρ π. τινά LXX.Gen.24.17; ποτήριον π. τινά NT.Mark.9.41, cf. NT.1Cor.12.13 (_passive_).)]
3 water, [τὰ φυόμενα] [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 2.25, cf. LXX.Gen.2.6)]; irrigate, φυτά [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 72.4 (3rd c.BC); π. τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ χερός [prev. work] 155.3 (3rd c.BC))]; also water cattle, ταύρως καὶ πόρτιας [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.121)]:—passive, of land, to be watered, to be irrigated, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“CPR” 1.9 (1st c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Abd.” 27, etc.)]
4 π. οἴνῳ [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“OGI” 200.16 (Axum, 4th c.AD))]; οἴνου [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 2.54 (cited in 4th c.AD: Eusebius Caesariensis Scriptor Ecclesiasticus “Praeparatio Evangelica” 4.16)]; οἴνῳ codices [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus).)]
5 moisten, μετά τινος Zos.Alch.p.167 [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]; τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD(?): Moses Alchemista cited in [same work] p.183 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]