dipsaō · thirst

What it means

dipsaō (διψάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “thirst”.

Be thirsty; long for something.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To need water, or long for something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• thirsty ×13
• thirst ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• John×6
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 5:6

  Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

• Matthew 25:35

  For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you welcomed me;

• Matthew 25:37

  Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

• Matthew 25:42

  For I was hungry and you did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty and you did not give me drink;

• Matthew 25:44

  Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve you?’

• John 4:13

  Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again;

• John 4:14

  but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty, ever; but the water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

• John 4:15

  The woman says to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty nor have to come here to draw water.”

• John 6:35

  Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty again.

• John 7:37

  Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

• John 19:28

  After this, Jesus, knowing that all was already finished, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, says, “I am thirsty.”

• Romans 12:20

  But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap coals of fire on his head.

• 1 Corinthians 4:11

  To this present hour we hunger and thirst and are poorly clothed and are beaten and have no fixed home,

• Revelation 7:16

  They will hunger no more, nor will they thirst anymore, nor will the sun ever fall on them, nor any scorching heat,

• Revelation 21:6

  And he said to me, “They are done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life freely.

• Revelation 22:17

  And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life freely.