πτύω
ptyō · spit
Greek word · Strong’s number G4429 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ptyō (πτύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “spit”.
How to say it
pty·ō
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
- To expel saliva from the mouth.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- spitting ×2
- he spat ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 7:33
And taking him aside from the crowd he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue;
- Mark 8:23
And taking the blind man by the hand, he brought him out of the village; and spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked him, “Do you see anything?”
- John 9:6
Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud from the saliva, and he spread the mud on his eyes,