ὕδωρhýdōr

water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively

Greek (New Testament) · G5204

Meanings

water: Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10, Luke 7:44, John 4:7, James 3:12, Revelation 8:10, and elsewhere; plural, Matthew 14:28, Matthew 14:29, John 3:23, Revelation 1:15, and elsewhere; βαπτίζειν (ἐν) ὕδατι, Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, John 1:26, and elsewhere; τ. λουτρὸν τοῦ ὕ., Ephesians 5:26; opposed to οἴνος, John 2:9, John 4:46; αἷμα, John 19:34, Hebrews 9:19, 1 John 5:6, 1 John 5:8, Matthew 17:15, Mark 9:22; πνεῦμα, John 1:26, John 1:31, John 1:33; πνεῦμα καὶ πῦρ, Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16; ἐξ ὕ. κ. πνεύματος γεννηθῆναι, John 3:5; metaphorically, of divine truth and grace (τ.) ὕ. (τ.) ζῶν, John 4:10, John 4:11 (cf. John 4:13-15, ); τ. ὕ. τ. ζωῆς, of spiritual refresh­ment, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:17

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 76 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  • Matthew 3:16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
  • Matthew 8:32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
  • Matthew 14:28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”
  • Matthew 14:29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
  • Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.