King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5204
Transliteration: hydōr
Phonetic Spelling: (hoo'-dore)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: water
Meaning: water
ὕδωρ (ὕω (but cf. Curtius, § 300)), genitive ὕδατος, τό, from Homer down, Hebrew מַיִם, water: of the water in rivers, Matthew 3:16; Revelation 16:12; in wells, John 4:7; in fountains, James 3:12; Revelation 8:10; Revelation 16:4; in pools, John 5:3f, (R L), 7; of the water of the deluge, 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:6 (Winer's Grammar, 604f, (562)); of water in any of earth's repositories, Revelation 8:10; Revelation 11:6; ὁ ἄγγελος τῶν ὑδατον, Revelation 16:5; of water as a primary element, out of and through which the world that was before the deluge arose and was compacted, 2 Peter 3:5. plural τά ὕδατα, of the waves of the Lake of Galilee, Matthew 14:28f; (so also the singular τό ὕδωρ in Luke 8:25); of the waves of the sea, Revelation 1:15; Revelation 14:2 (on both these passages, see φωνή, 1); πολλά ὕδατα, many springs or fountains, John 3:23; figuratively used of many peoples, Revelation 17:1, as the seer himself explains it in Revelation 17:15, cf. Nahum 2:8; of a quantity of water likened to a river, Revelation 12:15; of a definite quantity of water drawn for drinking, John 2:7; ποτήριον ὕδατος, Mark 9:41; for washing, Matthew 27:24; Luke 7:44; John 13:5; Hebrews 10:22 (23); τό λουτρόν τοῦ ὕδατος, of baptism, Ephesians 5:26 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 138 (130)); κεράμιον ὕδατος, Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10. in opposed to other things, whether elements or liquids: opposed to τῷ πνεύματι καί πυρί (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 19; Winer's Grammar, 217 (204), 412 (384)), Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16; to πνεύματι alone, John 1:26, 31, 33; Acts 1:5 (in all these passages the water of baptism is intended); to τῷ πυρί alone, Matthew 17:15; Mark 9:22; to τῷ οἴνῳ, John 2:9; John 4:46; to τῷ αἵματι, John 19:34; Hebrews 9:19; 1 John 5:6, 8. Allegorically, that which refreshes and keeps alive the soul is likened to water, viz. the Spirit and truth of God, John 4:14f (ὕδωρ σοφίας, Sir. 15:3); on the expressions ὕδωρ ζῶν, τό ὕδωρ τῆς ζωῆς, ζῶσαι πηγαί ὑδάτων, see ζάω, II.
Word Summary
hydōr: water
Original Word: ὕδωρTransliteration: hydōr
Phonetic Spelling: (hoo'-dore)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: water
Meaning: water
Strong's Concordance
water. And genitive case, hudatos (hoo'-dat-os), etc. From the base of huetos; water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively -- water.
see GREEK huetos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5204: ὕδωρὕδωρ (ὕω (but cf. Curtius, § 300)), genitive ὕδατος, τό, from Homer down, Hebrew מַיִם, water: of the water in rivers, Matthew 3:16; Revelation 16:12; in wells, John 4:7; in fountains, James 3:12; Revelation 8:10; Revelation 16:4; in pools, John 5:3f, (R L), 7; of the water of the deluge, 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:6 (Winer's Grammar, 604f, (562)); of water in any of earth's repositories, Revelation 8:10; Revelation 11:6; ὁ ἄγγελος τῶν ὑδατον, Revelation 16:5; of water as a primary element, out of and through which the world that was before the deluge arose and was compacted, 2 Peter 3:5. plural τά ὕδατα, of the waves of the Lake of Galilee, Matthew 14:28f; (so also the singular τό ὕδωρ in Luke 8:25); of the waves of the sea, Revelation 1:15; Revelation 14:2 (on both these passages, see φωνή, 1); πολλά ὕδατα, many springs or fountains, John 3:23; figuratively used of many peoples, Revelation 17:1, as the seer himself explains it in Revelation 17:15, cf. Nahum 2:8; of a quantity of water likened to a river, Revelation 12:15; of a definite quantity of water drawn for drinking, John 2:7; ποτήριον ὕδατος, Mark 9:41; for washing, Matthew 27:24; Luke 7:44; John 13:5; Hebrews 10:22 (23); τό λουτρόν τοῦ ὕδατος, of baptism, Ephesians 5:26 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 138 (130)); κεράμιον ὕδατος, Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10. in opposed to other things, whether elements or liquids: opposed to τῷ πνεύματι καί πυρί (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 19; Winer's Grammar, 217 (204), 412 (384)), Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16; to πνεύματι alone, John 1:26, 31, 33; Acts 1:5 (in all these passages the water of baptism is intended); to τῷ πυρί alone, Matthew 17:15; Mark 9:22; to τῷ οἴνῳ, John 2:9; John 4:46; to τῷ αἵματι, John 19:34; Hebrews 9:19; 1 John 5:6, 8. Allegorically, that which refreshes and keeps alive the soul is likened to water, viz. the Spirit and truth of God, John 4:14f (ὕδωρ σοφίας, Sir. 15:3); on the expressions ὕδωρ ζῶν, τό ὕδωρ τῆς ζωῆς, ζῶσαι πηγαί ὑδάτων, see ζάω, II.
a. and ζωή, 2 b., p. 274a.