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ποτίζω
potízō · Greek · Strong's G4222 · 15 occurrences
The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “feed”
What it means
to furnish drink, irrigate
from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω);
How the KJV renders it
give to drink, feed, water
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“feed”
Questions this word decides
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- What happens to those who never heard the gospel?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
- Can you be saved without belonging to a church?
Where it appears
15 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 3:2 V-AAI-1S1 Corinthians 3:6 V-AAI-3S1 Corinthians 3:7 V-PAP-NSM1 Corinthians 3:8 V-PAP-NSM1 Corinthians 12:13 V-API-1PLuke 13:15 V-PAI-3SMatthew 10:42 V-AAS-3SMatthew 25:35 V-AAI-2PMatthew 25:37 V-AAI-1PMatthew 25:42 V-AAI-2PMatthew 27:48 V-IAI-3SMark 9:41 V-AAS-3SMark 15:36 V-IAI-3SRevelation 14:8 V-RAI-3SRomans 12:20 V-PAM-2S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.