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νίπτω
níptō
G3538

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Strong's Number
G3538
KJV Translations
wash
Derivation / Root
Primary root word

Definition of níptō

νίπτω (níptō) — to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution

Related Greek Words

Words sharing the same root or derived from νίπτω.

ἄνιπτος
ániptos
G449
without ablution
ἀπονίπτω
aponíptō
G633
to wash off (reflexively, one's own hands symbolically)
νιπτήρ
niptḗr
G3537
a ewer

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Ναασσών
Naassṓn
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G3477
Ναζαρέθ
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G3478
Ναζαρηνός
Nazarēnós
G3479
Ναζωραῖος
Nazōraîos
G3480
Ναθάν
Nathán
G3481
Ναθαναήλ
Nathanaḗl
G3482
ναί
naí
G3483
Ναΐν
Naḯn
G3484
ναός
naós
G3485
Ναούμ
Naoúm
G3486
νάρδος
nárdos
G3487
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