Lexical Definition
νίπτω níptō (nip'-to) to wash G:V
wash.
- to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face)
- ceremonially, to perform ablution
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἔνιψεν | He had washed | John.13.12 |
| she has washed | 1Tim.5.10 | |
| ἔνιψα | washed | John.13.14 |
| ἐνιψάμην | I washed | John.9.15 |
| ἐνίψατο | washed | John.9.7 |
| νιψάτωσαν | let them wash | LXX.Gen.18.4 |
| νιψάμενοσ | having washed | John.9.11 |
| he washed | LXX.Gen.43.31 | |
| νιφήσεται | shall be washed | LXX.Lev.15.12 |
| νίψῃσ | shall You wash | John.13.8 |
| νίψωνται | they shall wash | Mark.7.3 |
| νίψω | I shall wash | John.13.8 |
| νίψονται | shall wash | LXX.Deut.21.6 |
| they shall wash | LXX.Exod.30.20 • LXX.Exod.30.21 | |
| νίψομαι | I shall wash | LXX.Ps.26.6 |
| νίψεται | He shall wash | LXX.Ps.58.10 |
| shall wash | LXX.Exod.30.19 | |
| νίψασθε | wash | LXX.Gen.19.2 |
| νίψασθαι | to wash | John.13.10 |
| νίψαι | do wash yourself | Matt.6.17 • John.9.7 • John.9.11 |
| to wash | LXX.Gen.43.24 • LXX.2Sam.11.8 | |
| wash | LXX.Job.20.23 | |
| νίπτωνται | to wash | LXX.Exod.40.31 |
| νίπτονται | they wash | Matt.15.2 |
| νίπτεσθαι | to wash | LXX.Exod.30.18 |
| washing | LXX.2Chr.4.6 | |
| νίπτεισ | do wash | John.13.6 |
| νίπτειν | to wash | LXX.1Sam.25.41 • John.13.5 • John.13.14 |
| νένιπται | been washed | LXX.Lev.15.11 |
| ενιψάμην | I washed | LXX.Song.5.3 |
| washed | LXX.Ps.73.13 | |
| ενίψαντο | washed | LXX.Judg.19.21 |
| ενίπτοντο | they washed | LXX.Exod.40.32 |
Abbott-Smith
νίπτω, late form of νίζω, [in LXX chiefly for רחץ;]
to wash, usually of a part of the body: c. acc. pers., Jo 13:8; τ. πόδας, Jo 13:5, 6, 8, 12, 14, I Ti 5:10; mid., reflexive, to wash oneself: Jo 9:7, 11, 15; τ. χεῖρας, Mt 15:2, Mk 7:3; τ. πόδας, Jo 13:10; τ. πρόσωπον, Mt 6:17 (in cl. Att. prose, used only in compounds; cf. ἀπο-νίπτω).†
SYN.: λούω (q.v.), πλύνω.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 6:17 · 15:2 |
| Mark | 7:3 |
| John | 9:7 · 9:11 · 9:15 · 13:5 · 13:6 · 13:8 · 13:10 · 13:12 · 13:14 |
| 1 Timothy | 5:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Included with: νίπτω,
[Refs 5th c.BC+]; imperative νίζε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive νίζειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle νίπτων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect νίζον [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— the present νίπτω, analogically formed from νίψω ἔνιψα, first in [NT+5th c.BC+] uses middle νίπτομαι [Refs]: future νίψω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἔνιψα [Refs]; Epic dialect νίψα [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, νίζομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect νίζετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]future νίψομαι (see. ἀπο-, ἐκ-νίπτω)[LXX]aorist ἐνιψάμη; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular νίψατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect νένιμμαι (see. below): aorist passive ἐνίφθην (κατ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—wash the hands or feet (see. entry near the end), νίζε δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἆσσον ἰοῦσα ἄναχθ᾽ ἑόν [Refs 8th c.BC+], cf. Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]:—middle, νίψατο δ᾽ αὐτὸς χεῖρας [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νίψασθαι, absolutely, to wash one's hands, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χεῖρας νίψασθαι ἁλός [with water] from the sea, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 generally, purge, cleanse, νίψαι καθαρμῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II wash off, ἐπεί σφιν κῦμα θαλάσσης ἱδρῶ.. νίψεν ἀπὸ χρωτός [Refs 8th c.BC+][same place]:—passive, αἷμα νένιπται [Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, ἐκ ποταμοῦ χρόα νίζετο ἅλμην he washed the brine off his skin [with water] from the river, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Commonly used of washing part of the person, while λούομαι is used of bathing, πλύνω of washing clothes, etc.; but νίπτω is sometimes used of things, σπόγγοισι.. τραπέζας νίζον [Refs 8th c.BC+] — _Attic dialect_ Prose writers use the word only in compounds, see.{ἀπο-}, ἐναπο-, ἐκ-νίπτω. (Cf. OIr. nigid, Sanskrit nénekti 'wash', niktá- 'washed', Gr. ἀ-νιπτό-ποδες, χέρνιβα, I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] nig[uglide]-.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: John.13.5 ☩ LXX.Lev.15.12