ποτίζωpotízō
to furnish drink, irrigate
Greek (New Testament) · G4222
Meanings
to give to drink: with accusative of person, Matthew 25:35, Matthew 25:37, Matthew 25:42, Matthew 27:48, Mark 15:36, Luke 13:15, Romans 12:20; with dupl. accusative, Matthew 10:42, Mark 9:41; figuratively, γάλα, 1 Corinthians 3:2; ἐκ τ. οἴνου, Revelation 14:8; of plants, to water (Xen., Strab., and elsewhere; Genesis 13:10), figuratively, 1 Corinthians 3:6-8. Metaph. (cf. Isaiah 29:10, Sirach 15:3), of the Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
- Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
- Matthew 25:37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
- Matthew 25:42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink.
- Matthew 27:48 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink.
- Mark 9:41 If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.