νίπτω niptō

Greek word for “to wash” · Strong’s G3538 · used 17 times in 13 verses

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Meaning

νίπτω late form of νίζω;

How it is translated

Glosses given for niptō in context, with how often each is used:

• wash 4
• washed 3
• shall wash 2
• do wash, yourself 1
• do wash yourself 1
• do wash. yourself 1
• having washed 1
• do wash 1
• shall you wash 1
• had washed 1
• has washed 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 13 (6), John 9 (3), Matthew 6 (1), Matthew 15 (1), Mark 7 (1), 1 Timothy 5 (1)

Forms

• νίψαι 3
• νίπτειν 2
• ἔνιψεν 2
• νίπτονται 1
• νίψωνται 1
• ἐνίψατο 1
• νιψάμενος 1
• ἐνιψάμην 1
• νίπτεις 1
• νίψῃς 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with niptō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πούς pous “foot” 7
• Σιλωάμ Silōam “Siloam” 2
• πηλός pēlos “clay” 2
• παράδοσις paradosis “tradition” 2
• ἀναβλέπω anablepō “to look up/again” 2
• ἐσθίω esthiō “to eat” 2
• πρεσβύτερος presbuteros “elder” 2
• ὑπάγω hupagō “to go” 2
• ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos “eye” 2
• Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios “Pharisee” 2
• εἰ ei “if” 3
• ἀπέρχομαι aperchomai “to go away” 2

Key verses

The verses using niptō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:17 — But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
• Matthew 15:2 — Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
• Mark 7:3 — For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
• John 9:7 — And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
• John 9:11 — He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and…
• John 13:5 — After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
• John 13:6 — Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
• John 13:8 — Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
• John 13:10 — Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
• John 13:12 — So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
• John 13:14 — If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
• 1 Timothy 5:10 — Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.