Strong's Number G1372

διψάω

dipsao · dip-sah'-o

Transliteration:

dipsao{dip-sah'-o}

Word Origin:

from a variation of 1373

TDNT:

2:226,177

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to thirst for (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

thirst 10, be thirsty 3, be athirst 3

Total: 16
Occurs 16 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to suffer thirst, suffer from thirst
1. figuratively, those who are said to thirst who painfully feel their want of, and eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, strengthened