Quick Definition
πηγή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a fountain, spring, well
Strong's Definition
probably from 4078 (through the idea of gushing plumply); a fount (literally or figuratively), i.e. source or supply (of water, blood, enjoyment) (not necessarily the original spring)
KJV Usage: fountain, well
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς
1.78 · Geographical Objects and Features · Bodies of Water
spring a source of water flowing onto the surface or into a pool somewhat below ground level πηγή[a] spring differs from φρέαρ[a] and πηγή[b] well (see 7.57) in that a πηγή[a] is normally a natural source of water, in contrast with φρέαρ[a] and πηγή[b], which are dug and into which a πηγή[a] may be said to flow.
JHN 4:14 · JAS 3:11 · 2PE 2:17 · REV 7:17 · REV 8:10 · REV 14:7 · REV 16:4 · REV 21:6
7.57 · Constructions · Constructions for Holding Water
well deep constructions, often walled with stone, at the bottom of which was a pool of water If there was a relatively ready flow of water, a well could very appropriately be called a πηγή[a] 'spring,' 1.78 (and this may be the reason for πηγή[a]. However, both terms are used interchangeably in certain contexts; compare, for example, πηγή in JHN 4:6 and φρέαρ in JHN 4:11, both referring to Jacob’s well at Sychar.
23.182 · Physiological Processes and States · Sickness, Disease, Weakness
Collocation: πηγὴ αἵματος
loss of blood, menstrual flow, bleeding (a set phrase, literally: fountain of blood) the loss of blood through menstrual bleeding
1 The expressions in 23.181 and 23.182 all refer to a menstrual flow of blood, but the phrases πηγὴ αἵματος and ῥύσις αἵματος seem to be restricted primarily to this meaning, while αἱμορροέω in non-biblical contexts means simply to suffer a loss of blood or to bleed, but it may, of course, refer to menstrual bleeding. Because of the wider range of reference in αἱμορροέω, this term has been listed separately.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πηγή, -ῆς, ἡ, fr. Hom. down, Sept. chiefly for Py, PW, Wp2; @ fountain, spring: Jas. iii. 11, and Ree. in 12; 2 Pet. ii. 17; ὕδατος ἁλλομένου, Jn. iv. 14; τῶν ὑδάτων, Rey. viii. 10; xiv. 7; xvi. 4; of a well fed by a spring, Jn. iv. 6. ζωῆς πηγαὶ ὑδάτων, Rev. vii. 17; ἡ π. τ. ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς, Rev. xxi. 6, (on both pass. see in ξωή, p. 274); ἡ π. TOU ἥρω a flow of blood, Mk. v. 29." ahyvupt: 1 aor. ἔπηξα; fr. Hom. down; to make fast, lo fit; to ee together, to build by fastening together : σκηνήν, Heb. viii. 2 [A. V. pitched. Comp.: προσ-πήγνυμι.}
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πηγή pēgē 11x
a source, spring, fountain, Jas. 3:11, 12; a well, Jn. 4:6; an issue, flux, flow, Mk. 5:29; met. Jn. 4:14
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πηγή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for עַיִן, also for מָקוֹר, etc.;]
a spring, fountain: Ja 3:11, II Pe 2:17; τ. ὑδάτων, Re 8:10 14:7 16:4; of a well fed by a spring, Jo 4:6; π. τοῦ αἵματος, of a flow of blood, Mk 5:29; metaph., Jo 4:14, Re 7:17 21:6.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πηγή, “spring”: cf. BGU IV. 1120 (B.c. 5) τὴν] ἐν τῇ ἀντλίᾳ πηγήν, “the spring in the ship's hold,” OG/S 168% (B.c. 116-81) ἡ τοῦ Νείλου πηγὴ ὀνομαζομέϊ νη, and Aristeas 89 πηγῆς ἔσωθεν πολυρρύτου φυσικῶς ἐπιρρεούσης. The
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πηγή (pēgē) — flow. πηγή, Doric dialect πᾱγά, ἡ, running water, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+] always in plural, streams, πηγαὶ ποταμῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. metaphorically, of tears, πηγαὶ κλαυμάτων, δακρύων, streams.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also πηγαὶ γάλακτος, βοτρύων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόντου πηγαῖς with sea-water, [Refs]; πηγαὶ τροφῆς τῷ γεννωμένῳ, of mother's milk, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. fount, source, τοῦ Νείλου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πηγαὶ ἡλίου the fount of light, i. e. the South, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πηγαὶ νυκτός the North, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πυρὸς παγαί[Refs 5th c.BC+]; πηγὴ ἀργύρου, of the silver-mines at Laureion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῆς ἀκουούσης π. δι᾽ ὤτων, i.e. the sense of hearing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ μιᾶς ἀρχῆς καὶ π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2. metaphorically, source, origin, mostly in singular, κακῶν π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; αἱ τέχναι, ἃς πηγάς φασι τῶν καλῶν εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἡδονῶν, τοῦ φρονεῖν, νοσημάτων, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βέβηκα π. εἰς ἐμάς I have returned to the source of my existence, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
II.3. inner canthus of eye, supposed source of tears, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]