ῥαντίζω

rhantizō · sprinkle

Greek word · Strong’s number G4472 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

rhantizō (ῥαντίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sprinkle”.

Also cleanse by sprinkling.

How to say it

rhan·ti·zō

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 scatter drops of liquid on something.

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

How it is translated

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

  • sprinkled ×3
  • sprinkling ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Hebrews 9:13

    For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleanness of the flesh,

  • Hebrews 9:19

    For when every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of the calves with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

  • Hebrews 9:21

    And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood the tent and all the vessels of the ministry.

  • Hebrews 10:22

    let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our body washed with pure water.