G4482: ῥέω (rhéō)

G4482 ῥέω (rhéō)

Greek

Quick Definition

ῥέω v. I flow

Strong's Definition

a primary verb; for some tenses of which a prolonged form rheuo hryoo'-o is used to flow ("run"; as water)

KJV Usage: flow

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ῥέω (G4482)

verb | fut. ῥεύσω | αἱμορροέω · παραρρέω · ῥύσις · χείμαρρος

14.17 · Physical Events and States · Events Involving Liquids and Dry Masses

to flow, a flow the movement of a liquid in some direction In a number of languages a term referring to the flow of liquid may also be applied to the movement of any object, so that a literal rendering might be ‘the liquid moved.’ However, terms for ‘flow’ or ‘pour’ often differ substantially on the basis of the direction of the flow. For example, if the flow is relatively horizontal, and therefore slow, it may have one term, while if it is quite fast, another expression may be used, and if the flow is almost perpendicular (as in the case of pouring), a still different term is employed.

JHN 7:38

¹ It is possible to regard ῥέω ‘to flow’ and ῥύσις[a] ‘a flow or a flowing’ as being semantically distinct on the basis that one refers only to the event of flowing, while the second particularizes the event by assuming a specific beginning and end point and thus making it possible to speak of a number of such events. In English this type of semantic derivation is almost automatic between verbs and nouns, and it is widespread in Greek, though with obvious morphological differences. In a number of other languages, however, there is no corresponding noun form, and in order to speak of a series of events, one must simply say it flowed several times.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ῥέω: fut. ῥεύσω (in Grk. writ. more com. ῥεύσομα:, see péw W. 89 (85); [Β. 67 (59)]; cf. Zob. ad Phryn. p. 739); ((Skr. sru; ef. Lat. fluo; Eng. stream; Curtius § 517) ]; fr. Hom. down; Sept. for 331; to flow: Jn. vii. 38. [Comp.: mapappéw.]

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ῥέω rheō 1x

flow, overflow with, Jn. 7:38*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ῥέω

[in LXX chiefly for זוּב ;]

to flow: Jo 7:38 (cf. παραρρέω).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ῥέω. For péw, ““ flow,” which occurs in the NT only in Jn 738 (for fut. act. οἵ. Pro/eg. p. 154), see the traveller’s account of his visit to the source of the Nile, P Lond 8548 (i/ii a.p. ) (=III. p. 206, Deissmann LAE p. 162) ὅθεν t[vy]xaver Νεῖλος ῥέων, ‘‘whence the Nile flows out”: cf. P Lond 1216 (jii/A.D.) (=I. p. 98) παρὰ ῥέον βαλανείου and Pretsighke 40179 (A.D. 10-11) ποταμ[ὸν] . . ῥέοντα δι᾿ ὅλης τῆς πόλεως. For the subst. ῥεῦμα, cf. P Petr II. 37 2a verso! (iii/B.c.) ἐνκλείναντος τ[οὔ] ῥεύματος εἰς τὸ πρὸς βορρᾶν μέρος, and P Lond 467°8 (iv/a.p.) (= I. p. 73) ἐν τῷ ῥεύματι τοῦ ποταμοῦ εἰς τὴν OdAacoay. “Ρήγιον, ““Rhegium” (mod. ‘‘ Reggio”), a town in Italy opposite Sicily. For the derivation of the name from ῥήγνυμι see the citations in Wetstein ad Ac 281%, t~ ῥῆγμα. For ῥῆγμα in the sense of ‘‘ breach”’ in the Nile embankments see P Lond 131 γεοίοϑθ, 60 (a.p. 78-9) (=I. p. 171 f.), and cf. PSI V. 4561 (a.p. 276-82) ἐπὶ τοῦ mipyov.. ῥήγματα : cf. Lk 639, and for the medical use of the word = “‘rupture,” see Hobart p. 56. The subst. ῥηγμός may be illustrated from 74. IV. 422) (iii/B.c.) ἡ δὲ γῆ ῥηγμῶν πλήρε( -Ξη)ς ἐστὶν διὰ τὸ μήποτε αὐτὴν ἠρόσθαι. ῥήγνυμι, ῥήσσω, “rend,” ‘break asunder”: P Leid V-31 (iii/iv A.D.) (= ΤΙ. p. 27) at πέτραι ἀκούσασαι ῥήγυνται (1. ῥήγνυνται). Ῥήσσω is claimed as Ionic by Winer-Schmiedel, p. 19. For ῥάσσω see Mk g!® D. In the LXX ῥάσσω is not an alternative of ῥήσσω, but a form of ἀράσσω : see Thackeray Gr. i. p. 76. t~ ῥῆμα. For the ordinary meaning ‘‘ word” in the NT, cf. P Giss I, go. 7 (A.D. 215) ἐκ τῶν ῥηϊμά͵των το[Ὁ] προτέρου διατάγματος, P Ambh II. 1425 (iv/A.D.) ἀπρεπῆ ῥήματα, P Flor III. 3094 (iv/A.p.) αἰσχρ[ο]ῖς ῥήμασι, and Sy// 809 (=*1175)!8 (iv/iii B.C.) ῥῆμα μοχθηρὸν ἢ πονηρὸν φθένγεσθαι (contrasted with 39 κακόν τι ποῆσαι). On the Hebraistic use = ves in the LXX and in the more Hebraic parts of Luke’s writings (Lk 187, 2%, a@/.), see Thackeray Gr. i. p. 41. A somewhat similar use of λόγος has classical authority, e.g. Plato Phz/. 33 C.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ῥέω (rheō) — to flow. ῥέω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ῥείω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect 3rd.pers. singular ἔρρει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ῥεύσομαι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; also ῥευσοῦμαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; later ῥεύσω, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist ἔρρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἀπ-), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—but the Attic dialect future and aorist are of passive form, ῥῠήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐρρύην [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ἐξ-ερρύα, see at {ἐκρέω}; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive ἐ[γ]ρυᾷ [Refs]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ῥύη [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἐρρύηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later ἔρρυκα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]—A present middle ῥέομαι occurs also in Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]—This Verb does not contraction εη, εο, εω:—flow, run, stream, gush, [Refs 8th c.BC+] the fountain runs with water,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἴνῳ.. ἔρρει χαράδρα Telecl.[same place] (see. entry near the end); (also in middle, ἱδρῶτι ῥεούμενοι (for the sake of meter for ῥεόμενοι, compare μαχεούμενοι) Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with accusative in the same sense (see. below [Refs]: also with genitive, ἀσφάλτου [Refs 5th c.BC+] __b the post-[Refs 8th c.BC+] expression for a full stream is μέγας ῥεῖ, ῥέουσι μεγάλοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also πολὺς ῥεῖ, metaphorically of men, ῥεῖ πολὺς ὅδε λεώς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐς ἔρωτα ἅπας ῥ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] __c of a river, also ῥ. ἀπὸ τηκομένης χιόνος derive its stream from melted snow, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __d proverbial, ἄνω ῥεῖν flow upwards, of inversion of the usual or right order, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ἄνω (B)1. __e ταῦτα μὲν ῥείτω κατ᾽ οὖρον (see. οὖρος (A))[Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. metaphorically of things, ἐκ χειρῶν βέλεα ῥέον from their hands rained darts, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of a flow of words, ἀπὸ γλώσσης μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, of the tongue, run glibly, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, of words or sentiments, to be current, κληδόνος καλῆς μάτην ῥεούσης [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. fall, drop off, e.g. of hair, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of ripe fruit, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of over-ripe corn, ἤδη ῥέοντα τὸν στάχυν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; wear out, εἰ ῥέοι τὸ σῶμα καὶ ἀπολλύοιτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a house, to be in a tumble-down condition, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥέουσαν σύγκρισιν στῆσαι to stay a collapse of the system, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

4. of molten objects, liquefy, run, ῥεῖ πᾶν ἄδηλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. to be in perpetual flux and change, ἅπανθ᾽ ὁρῶ ἅμα τῇ τύχῃ ῥέοντα μεταπίπτοντά τε [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. b 'run', of ink, etc., metaphorically, στιγμῆς ῥυείσης γραμμὴν φαντασιούμεθα.., γραμμῆς δὲ ῥυείσης πλάτος ἐποιήσαμεν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

6. of persons, ῥ. ἐπί τι to be inclined, given to a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

7. leak, of a ship, opposed to στεγανὸν εἶναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λύχνοι ῥέοντες [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of a roof, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

8. to have a flux, τὰς κοιλίας τὰς ῥεούσας [Refs 1st c.BC+]

9. impersonal, ἐκ ῥινῶν ἐρρύη [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. very rarely transitive, let flow, pour, ἔρρει χοάς [Refs 5th c.BC+] —this differs from the usage

II.2. with accusative cognate, ῥείτω γάλα, μέλι, let the land run milk, honey, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; αἷμα ῥυήσεται, of the Nile, [LXX+5th c.BC+]

III. see at {ῥέον}. (Cf. ῥόϝος, Sanskrit sravati, Lithuanian sravēti 'flow': I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] srèw- alternating with sr[ocaron]w- and sr[ucaron]-.)