Strong G9007ῥαίνω
to sprinkle
- Transliteration
- rhainō
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. to sprinkle, besprinkle , ῥάσσατε (i.e. δῶμα ὕδατι) (Odyssey by Homer); αἵματι βωμόν (Euripides):—;Pass., πύργοι αἵματι ἐρράδατ᾽ (Iliad by Homer); αἵματι δ᾽ ἐρράδαται τοῖχοι (Odyssey by Homer):—;of dust, ἵπποι ῥαίνοντο κονίηι (Iliad by Homer)
2. metaphorically, ῥ. τινὰ ὕμνωι (Pindar)
3. to sprinkle , with accusative of the thing sprinkled, ῥαίνειν ἐς τὰ βλέφαρα to sprinkle (vinegar) in their eyes, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
2. metaphorically, ῥ. τινὰ ὕμνωι (Pindar)
3. to sprinkle , with accusative of the thing sprinkled, ῥαίνειν ἐς τὰ βλέφαρα to sprinkle (vinegar) in their eyes, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)