Dipsaō διψάω

Dipsaō (Greek διψάω, Strong's G1372) is a Greek verb meaning “to thirst”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Dipsaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:6
  Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• Matthew 25:35
  For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you 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, and gave thee drink?Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
• Matthew 25:42
  For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
• Matthew 25:44
  Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

John

• John 4:13
  Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
• John 4:14
  But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
• John 4:15
  The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
• 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.Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
• John 7:37
  In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to 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.After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Romans

• Romans 12:20
  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 4:11
  Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

Revelation

• Revelation 7:16
  They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching 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 of the fountain of the water of life freely.And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
• Revelation 22:17
  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).