Strong G4427πτύσμα

saliva

Transliteration
ptusma
Pronunciation
ptoos'-mah
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G4429; saliva: - spittle.

Detailed definition

πτύσμα, -τος, τό,
(πτύω)
spittle: Jhn.9:6 (Hipp., Polyb., al.).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4427 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • spittle1

First verses

  1. John 9:6
    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,
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Related words

Detailed Greek dictionary
πτύσμα, ατος, τό,
sputum, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 5.11: more frequently in _plural_, [prev. author] “Acut.” 42, “Coac.” 401, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 8.12.5.)]
II serpent's venom, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 3.9.)]