G5204: ὕδωρ (hýdōr)

G5204 ὕδωρ (hýdōr)

Greek

Quick Definition

ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τό n.n. water

Strong's Definition

from the base of 5205; water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively

KJV Usage: water

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὕδωρ (G5204)

noun, n. | ὕδατος | ἄνυδρος · ὑγρός · ὑδρία · ὑδροποτέω · ὑδρωπικός · ὑετός

2.7 · Natural Substances · Water

water a clear liquid that is without color, taste, or smell in its pure form; it forms rivers, lakes, and oceans, and sustains life on earth In 2PE 3:5 the Greek expression is admittedly both strange and obscure. ἐξ ὕδατος presumably refers to the fact that the land emerged from the water, or at least was separated from the water. The phrase δἰ ὕδατος, literally ‘through water,’ may be locative, that is to say, it may refer to a place, but it is more likely to have some reference to water as an instrument which contributed to the act of producing the heavens and earth. However, the active instrument for this creation was τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ ‘the word of God.’. Since the dative case ὕδατι ‘by water’ is clearly instrumental in verse 6, it may be that ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ δἰ ὕδατος in verse 5 refers in a spacial sense to the formation of the heavens and the dry land ‘from water and through a watery area.’
Even more complex, however, than the interpretation of ‘water’ in 2PE 3:5 is the fact that in a number of languages there are quite different terms for ὕδωρ depending upon the type of water, its location, and its function. For example, water in some kind of bowl or container (and thus most likely used for drinking or cooking) may be referred to by one term, while water in a lake, stream, or ocean may be identified by quite a different term. Similarly, an important distinction may be made between salt water and fresh water, and an even further distinction may be introduced in the case of brackish water, that is to say, water which is partially salty. Some languages make a distinction between water which collects in pools and water which is flowing in streams or rivers. Accordingly, careful attention must be paid to contexts in order to select the appropriate term for ὕδωρ (see also 8.64 on JHN 19:34).

MAT 3:11 · MAT 3:16 · MAT 8:32 · MAT 14:28 · MAT 14:29 · MAT 17:15 · MAT 27:24 · MRK 1:8 · MRK 1:10 · MRK 9:22 · MRK 9:41 · MRK 14:13 · LUK 3:16 · LUK 7:44 · LUK 8:24 · LUK 8:25 · LUK 16:24 · LUK 22:10 · JHN 1:26 · JHN 1:31 · JHN 1:33 · JHN 2:7 · JHN 2:9 · JHN 2:9 · JHN 3:5 · JHN 3:23 · JHN 4:7 · JHN 4:10 · JHN 4:11 · JHN 4:13 · JHN 4:14 · JHN 4:14 · JHN 4:14 · JHN 4:15 · JHN 4:46 · JHN 5:7 · JHN 7:38 · JHN 13:5 · JHN 19:34 · ACT 1:5 · ACT 8:36 · ACT 8:36 · ACT 8:38 · ACT 8:39 · ACT 10:47 · ACT 11:16 · EPH 5:26 · HEB 9:19 · HEB 10:22 · JAS 3:12 · 1PE 3:20 · 2PE 3:5 · 2PE 3:5 · 2PE 3:6 · 1JN 5:6 · 1JN 5:6 · 1JN 5:6 · 1JN 5:8 · REV 1:15 · REV 7:17 · REV 8:10 · REV 8:11 · REV 8:11 · REV 11:6 · REV 12:15 · REV 14:2 · REV 14:7 · REV 16:4 · REV 16:5 · REV 16:12 · REV 17:1 · REV 17:15 · REV 19:6 · REV 21:6 · REV 22:1 · REV 22:17

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὕδωρ, (ὕω [but ef. Curtius 8. 300]), gen. ὕδατος, τό, fr. Hom. down, Hebr. 0°, water: of the water in rivers, Mt. iii.16; Rev. xvi. 12; in wells, Jn.iv. 7; in fountains, Jas. iii. 12; Rev. viii. 10; xvi. 4; in pools, Jn. v. 3 56. [RL}, 7; of the water of the deluge, 1 Pet. iii. 20; 2 Pet. iii. 6 [W. 604 sq. (562)]; of water in any of earth’s repositories, Rev. viii. 10 sq.; xi.6; 6 ἄγγελος τῶν ὑδάτων, Rey. xvi. 5; of water as a primary element, out of and through which the world that was before the deluge arose and was compacted, 2 Pet. iii. 5. plur. τὰ ὕδατα, of the waves of the Lake of Galilee, Mt. xiv. 28 sq.; (so also the sing. τὸ ὕδωρ in Lk. viii. 25); of the waves of er vlog the sea, Rev. i. 15; xiv. 2, (on both these pass. see φωνή, 1); πολλὰ ὕδατα, many springs or fountains, Jn. iii. 23 ; fig. used of many peoples, Rev. xvii. 1, as the seer himseif explains it in vs. 15, ef. Nah. ii. 8; of a quantity of water likened to a river, Rev. xii. 15; of a definite quantity of water drawn for drinking, Jn. ii. 7; ποτήριον ὕδαtos, Mk. ix. 41; for washing, Mt. xxvii. 24; Lk. vii. 44; Jn. xiii. 5; Heb. x. 22 (23); τὸ λουτρὸν τοῦ ὕδατος, of baptism, Eph. v. 26 [ef. W. 138 (130)]; κεράμιον ὕδατος, Mk. xiv. 15; Lk. xxi. 10. in opp. to other things, whether elements or liquids: opp. to τῷ πνεύματι κ. πυρί [ef. B. § 133,19; W. 217 (204), 412 (384)], Mt. iii. 11; Lk. iii. 16; to πνεύματι alone, Jn. i. 26, 31,33; Actsi. 5, (in all these pass. the water of baptism is intended); to τῷ πυρί alone, Mt. xvii. 15; Mk. ix. 22; to τῷ οἴνῳ, Jn. ii. 9; iv.46; to τῷ αἵματι, Jn. xix. 34; Heb. ix. 19; 1 Jn. v.6,8. Allegorically, that which refreshes and keeps alive the soul is likened to water, viz. the Spirit and truth of God, Jn. iv. 14 sq. (ὕδωρ σοφίας, Sir. xv. 3); on the expressions ὕδωρ ζῶν, τὸ ὕδωρ τ. ζωῆς, ζῶσαι πηγαὶ ὑδάτῶν, see (aw, II. ἃ. and ζωή, 2 b. p. 274".

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ὕδωρ hydōr 76x

water, Mt. 3:11, 16; 14:28, 29; 17:15; Jn. 5:3, 4, 7; watery fluid, Jn. 19:34; ὕδωρ ζῶν, living water, fresh flowing water, Jn. 4:11; met. of spiritual refreshment, Jn. 4:10; 7:38

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὕδωρ gen., ὕδατος, τό,

[in LXX chiefly for מַיִם ;]

water: Mt 3:16, Mk 1:10, Lk 7:44, Jo 4:7, Ja 3:12, Re 8:10, al.; pl., Mt 14:28, 29, Jo 3:23, Re 1:15, al.; βαπτίζειν (ἐν) ὕδατι, Mt 3:11, Mk 1:8, Jo 1:26, al.; τ. λουτρὸν τοῦ ὕ., Eph 5:26; opp. to οἴνος, Jo 2:9 4:46; αἷμα, Jo 19:34, He 9:19, I Jo 5:6, 8, Mt 17:15, Mk 9:22; πνεῦμα, Jo 1:26, 31, 33; πνεῦμα καὶ πῦρ, Mt 3:11, Lk 3:16; ἐξ ὕ. κ. πνεύματος γεννηθῆναι, Jo 3:5; metaph., of divine truth and grace (τ.) ὕ. (τ.) ζῶν, Jo 4:10, 11 (cf. ib. 13-15,); τ. ὕ. τ. ζωῆς, of spiritual refreshment, Re 21:6 22:1, 17

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ὕδωρ. A few miscellaneous exx. should serve to illustrate this common word—P Cairo Zen III. 594671 (iii/B.c.) τὸ ὕδωρ ἀφίομεν, ‘we release the water,” PSI IV. 406%° (iii/B.c.) χαλκῖα δύο ὕδατος, 75. 429% (iii/B.c.) τὸ ὕδωρ ἐκ τῆς διώρυγος, P Bilabel 4915 (beg. ii/B.c.) ὥλκασσον (‘draw ἢ) δὲ τὴν τρ[οφὴν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, P Fay 110! (A.D. 94) το[ὺ]ς é[Aat]avas τὸ δεύτερον [ὕ]δω[ρ] λουϊσ]άτωσαν, “have the olive-yards washed over a second time” (Edd.), BGU I. 2469 (ii/iii ap.) ade (2. ἁλὶ) καὶ ἄρτῳ Kal ὕδατι, P Oxy II. 2341} τ κρόκον ὕδωρ ἐπιστάξας, ‘‘drop on saffron water” (Edd.), and P Amh II. 143}? (iv/A.D.) διὰ τὴν ἀφορμὴν τοῦ ὕδατος, ‘“ because of the flow of water.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ὕδωρ (hudōr, hudatos) — water. ὕδωρ [ῠ, see near the end], τό, genitive ὕδατος: an Epic dialect dative ὕδει in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later nominative ὕδος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect οὕδωρ probably in [Refs]:—water, of any kind, but in [Refs 8th c.BC+] rarely of seawater without an epithet, ἄνεμός τε καὶ ὕ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of rivers, ὕ. Αἰσήποιο, Στυγός, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so in Lyric poetry and Trag., ὕ, Ἀσώπιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in plural (but only once in [Refs 8th c.BC+] the waters of Cephisus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: spring-water, drinking-water, οἶνον ἔμισγον καὶ ὕ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕ. πίνων a water-drinker, [Refs 5th c.BC+] water for washing the hands, see at {χεί; φέρτε χερσὶν ὕ}. [Refs 8th c.BC+] —a curse was invoked upon those who refused fire (i.e. the right to borrow burning embers) or water or to direct a traveller on his way, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅταν τὸ ὕδωρ πνίγῃ, τί δεῖ ἐπιπίνει; if water chokes, what more can be done ? of a desperate case, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. rain-water, rain, ὅτε λαβρότατον χέει ὕ. Ζεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+] is a gloss in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ Διὸς, or παρὰ τοῦ Δ., ὕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καινὸν ἀεὶ τὸν Δία ὕειν ὕδωρ, ὕδωρ τὸν θεὸν ποιῆσαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] thunder-showers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. for ἐν ὕδατι βρέχεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. in the law-courts, τὸ ὕδωρ was the water of the water-clock (κλεψύδρ), and hence the time it took in running out, ἂν ἐγχωρῇ τὸ ὕδωρ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ὕ., ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ ὕ., in the time allowed me, [Refs]; οὐκ ἐνδέχεται πρὸς ταὐτὸ ὕ. εἰπεῖν one cannot say (all) in one speech, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπίλαβε τὸ ὕ. stop the water (which was done while the speech was interrupted by the calling of evidence and reading of documents), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀποδιδόναι, παραδιδόναι τινὶ τὸ ὕ., to give him the turn of speaking, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

5. generally, liquid, ὕδατος εἴδη τὰ τοιάδε· οἶνος, οὖρον, ὀρός [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. part of the constellation Aquarius, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II.2. a name for the winter solstice, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

III. Ὕδατα, τά, as the name of places with hot or mineral waters, Ὕ. Σέζτια, Latin Aquae Sextiae, Ὕ. Νεαπολιτανά, etc., [Refs 2nd c.AD+] [ῠ by nature, ὕ?~Xδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+], and so always in Attic dialect (except sometimes in dactylic verse, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (always at end of line except in phrase Στυγὸς ὕδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later Epic dialect admits ὕ ¯ δωρ more freely, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], so that we find ῡ in the second half of the foot in [Refs 7th c.BC+].] (Cf. Sanskrit udán-, genitive udn-ás 'water', O[Refs 5th c.BC+] woeter, O Norse vatn; I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] u(e)d- with suffix r alternating with n (ὕδ-ṇ-τος): cognate with Sanskrit u-ná-t-ti (root ud-), 3rd.pers. plural u-n-d-ánti 'moisten', cf. Latin unda.)