πτύωptýō
to spit: Mark 7:33, Mark 8:23, John 9:6 (cf.
Greek (New Testament) · G4429
Meanings
ἐκ-, ἐμ-πτύω).
Same root
- πτύσσωptýssō · G4428and thus apparently allied to G4072 (πέτομαι) through the idea of expansion, and to 4429 through that of flattening; compare G3961 (πατέω)); to fold, i.e. furl a scroll
- ἐμπτύωemptýō · G1716to spit at or on
- πτύονptýon · G4425a winnowing-fork (as scattering like spittle)
- πτύρωptýrō · G4426to frighten
- πτύσμαptýsma · G4427saliva
- ἐκπτύωekptýō · G1609to spit out, i.e. (figuratively) spurn
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Mark 7:33 Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.
- Mark 8:23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”
- John 9:6 Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.