Greek · G129, G4473 · unreviewed

αἵματι ῥαντισμοῦ

Blood · aspersion (ceremonially or figuratively)

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αἷμα G129 blood

Pronunciation haîma

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ῥαντισμός G4473 aspersion (ceremonially or figuratively)

Pronunciation rhantismós

Ritual sprinkling of blood for ceremonial purification and covenant establishment, not mere aspersion

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What does αἵματι ῥαντισμοῦ (haimati rhantismou) mean in the Bible?

αἷμα · ῥαντισμός is a Greek word meaning "blood of sprinkling; covenant-applied blood".

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Meaning

blood of sprinkling; covenant-applied blood

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 16:17 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 26:28 · Matt 27:25 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 11:50 · John 6:55 · John 19:34 · Acts 18:6 · Acts 22:20 · 1 Cor 15:50 · Heb 9:13 · Heb 9:14 · Heb 9:20 · Heb 13:11 · 1 John 1:7 23×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 23:35 · Matt 27:6 · Matt 27:8 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 5:25 · Mark 5:29 · Luke 8:43 · Luke 8:44 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 22:44 · Acts 1:19 · Acts 15:20 · Acts 15:29 · Acts 20:26 · Acts 20:28 · 1 Cor 10:16 33×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter John 1:13 1×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 23:30 · Luke 22:20 · Rom 3:25 · Rom 5:9 · 1 Cor 11:25 · Gal 1:16 · Eph 2:13 · Heb 9:21 · Heb 9:22 · Heb 9:25 · Heb 10:19 · Heb 12:24 · Heb 13:20 · 1 Pet 1:19 · 1 John 5:6 · Rev 1:5 20×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 27:4 · Luke 13:1 · John 6:53 · John 6:54 · John 6:56 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 2:20 · Acts 5:28 · Acts 21:25 · Rom 3:15 · Eph 6:12 · Heb 9:19 · Heb 10:4 · Heb 10:29 · Rev 6:10 · Rev 11:6 20×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 26 — The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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