Word Study · Strong's G4473 · Greek

ῥαντισμός

rhantismos

hran-tis-mos'

Strong's 1890 spelling: rhantismós

“aspersion (ceremonially or figuratively)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

aspersion (ceremonially or figuratively)

Rendered in the KJV as

sprinkling.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ῥαντισμὸν1
ῥαντισμοῦ1

How it is rendered · 2

of sprinkling1
sprinkling1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASM · 1
N-GSM · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Hebrews1 of 2 · 50%
1 Peter1 of 2 · 50%

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Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 12:24ῥαντισμοῦrhantismounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularto Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.here: of sprinkling

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 1:2ῥαντισμὸνrhantismonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularaccording to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.here: sprinkling

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