Dipsáō — G1372

Definition

verb

to thirst for (literally or figuratively)

1. absolutely, to suffer thirst
2. with an accusative of the thing desired

Usually translated as

thirst, thirsty, beathirst

Origin

from a variation of G1373

• dípsos (G1373)

Occurrences

Dipsáō occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), John (6), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Revelation (3)

• Matthew 5:6 — Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst (διψῶντες) after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
• Matthew 25:35 — For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty (ἐδίψησα), and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
• Matthew 25:37 — Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty (διψῶντα), and gave thee drink?
• Matthew 25:42 — For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty (ἐδίψησα), and ye gave me no drink:
• Matthew 25:44 — Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst (διψῶντα), or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
• John 4:13 — Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst (διψήσει) again:
• John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst (διψηση); but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
• John 4:15 — The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst (διψῶ) not, neither come hither to draw.
• John 6:35 — And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst (διψηση).
• John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst (διψᾷ), let him come unto me, and drink.
• John 19:28 — After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst (διψῶ).
• Romans 12:20 — Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst (διψᾷ), give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
• 1 Corinthians 4:11 — Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst (διψῶμεν), and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
• 2 Corinthians 11:27 — In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
• Revelation 7:16 — They shall hunger no more, neither thirst (διψήσουσιν) any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
• Revelation 21:6 — And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst (διψῶντι) of the fountain of the water of life freely.
• Revelation 22:17 — And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst (διψῶν) come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.