Word Study · Strong's G5204 · Greek
G5204
G5204
“water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
Rendered in the KJV as
water.
- 76occurrencesin the New Testament
- 12 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 76 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- ὕδατος17
- ὕδωρ16
- ὑδάτων8
- ὕδατι7
- ὕδατι,5
- ὕδατα4
- ὕδατος.3
- ὕδωρ.3
- ὑδάτων,2
- ὕδωρ,2
- ὕδασιν.1
- ὕδατα.1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- water30
- waters8
- of water7
- water.6
- water,5
- of waters3
- water;3
- with water3
- of waters.2
- waters.2
- with water,2
- in water1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular22
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular17
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular13
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural12
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular6
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural3
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSN · 22
- N-ASN · 17
- N-DSN · 13
- N-GPN · 12
- N-NSN · 6
- N-APN · 3
- N-NPN · 2
- N-DPN · 1
All 76, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew7 occurrences
- Matthew 3:11ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularI baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.here: water
- Matthew 3:16ὕδατος.hudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAs soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.here: water.
- Matthew 8:32ὕδασιν.hudasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.here: waters.
- Matthew 14:28ὕδατα.hudatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter plural“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”here: waters.
- Matthew 14:29ὕδαταhudatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter plural“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.here: water
- Matthew 17:15ὕδωρ.hudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.here: water.
- Matthew 27:24ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWhen Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”here: water
Mark5 occurrences
- Mark 1:8ὕδατι,hudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularI baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”here: water,
- Mark 1:10ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAs soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.here: water
- Mark 9:22ὕδαταhudatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter plural“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”here: waters
- Mark 9:41ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularIndeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.here: of water
- Mark 14:13ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,here: of water
Luke6 occurrences
- Luke 3:16ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularJohn answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.here: with water
- Luke 7:44ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAnd turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.here: water
- Luke 8:24ὕδατος.hudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThe disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.here: water.
- Luke 8:25ὕδατι,hudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”here: water,
- Luke 16:24ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’here: in water
- Luke 22:10ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularHe answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,here: of water
John21 occurrences
- John 1:26ὕδατι·hudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.here: water;
- John 1:31ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularI myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”here: water
- John 1:33ὕδατι,hudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularI myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’here: water,
- John 2:7ὕδατος.hudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularJesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.here: with water.
- John 2:9ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularand the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom asidehere: water
- John 2:9ὕδωρ,hudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularand the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom asidehere: water —
- John 3:5ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularJesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.here: water
- John 3:23ὕδαταhudatanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralNow John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.here: waters
- John 4:7ὕδωρ.hudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWhen a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”here: water.
- John 4:10ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularJesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”here: water
- John 4:11ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?here: water
- John 4:13ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularJesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.here: water
- John 4:14ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularBut whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”here: water
- John 4:14ὕδωρhudōrnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”here: water
- John 4:14ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularBut whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”here: of water
- John 4:15ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”here: water
- John 4:46ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularSo once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.here: water
- John 5:7ὕδωρhudōrnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”here: water
- John 7:38ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularWhoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”here: of water
- John 13:5ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAfter that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.here: water
- John 19:34ὕδωρ.hudōrnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularInstead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.here: water.
Acts7 occurrences
- Acts 1:5ὕδατι,hudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularFor John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”here: with water,
- Acts 8:36ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAs they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”here: water
- Acts 8:36ὕδωρ·hudōrnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAs they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”here: water;
- Acts 8:38ὕδωρ,hudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAnd he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.here: water,
- Acts 8:39ὕδατος,hudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularWhen they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.here: water,
- Acts 10:47ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”here: water
- Acts 11:16ὕδατι,hudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThen I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’here: with water,
Ephesians1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 9:19ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularFor when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,here: water
- Hebrews 10:22ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularlet us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.here: with water
2 Peter3 occurrences
- 2 Peter 3:5ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularBut they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,here: water
- 2 Peter 3:5ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularBut they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,here: water
- 2 Peter 3:6ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularthrough which the world of that time perished in the flood.here: with water
1 John4 occurrences
- 1 John 5:6ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThis is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.here: water
- 1 John 5:6ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThis is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.here: water
- 1 John 5:6ὕδατιhudatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThis is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.here: water
- 1 John 5:8ὕδωρhudōrnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularthe Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.here: water
Revelation18 occurrences
- Revelation 1:15ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralHis feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.here: of waters
- Revelation 7:17ὑδάτων,hudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralFor the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”here: of waters,
- Revelation 8:10ὑδάτων.hudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThen the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.here: of waters.
- Revelation 8:11ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThe name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.here: waters
- Revelation 8:11ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThe name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.here: waters
- Revelation 11:6ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThese witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.here: waters
- Revelation 12:15ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.here: water
- Revelation 14:2ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAnd I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.here: of waters
- Revelation 14:7ὑδάτων.¶hudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAnd he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”here: of waters.
- Revelation 16:4ὑδάτων,hudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAnd the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.here: waters,
- Revelation 16:5ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAnd I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.here: waters
- Revelation 16:12ὕδωρhudōrnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.here: water
- Revelation 17:1ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThen one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.here: waters
- Revelation 17:15ὕδαταhudatanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralThen the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.here: waters
- Revelation 19:6ὑδάτωνhudatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAnd I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.here: of waters
- Revelation 21:6ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.here: water
- Revelation 22:1ὕδατοςhudatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lambhere: of water
- Revelation 22:17ὕδωρhudōrnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.here: water