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Greek · G40, G4228, G3538

ἁγίων πόδας ἔνιψεν

Holy · a "foot" (figuratively or literally) · to wash

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ἅγιος G40 holy
Pronunciation hágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
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πούς G4228 a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
Pronunciation poús
Literal body part; figuratively denotes subjection, submission, or movement toward a person or goal.
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νίπτω G3538 to wash
Pronunciation níptō
Washing a specific body part, contrasting with λούω which means bathing the whole body.
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What does ἁγίων πόδας ἔνιψεν (hagiōn podas enipsen) mean in the Bible?

ἅγιος · πούς · νίπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "washed the saints' feet".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἅγιος · πούς · νίπτω mean in the Bible?

ἅγιος · πούς · νίπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "washed the saints' feet".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G40, G4228, G3538?

G40, G4228, G3538 is connected to 233 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. washed the saints' feet

Strong's G40, G4228, G3538
Lexical occurrences 233 verses Word forms 10 forms 233 references

Source Gloss

washed the saints' feet
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 233 Case pattern Genitive (80) Number pattern Singular (83)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 13:11 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:49 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 12:12 · John 14:26 · Acts 1:16 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 10:44 · Acts 11:15 · Acts 13:2 · Acts 19:2 · Acts 19:6 · Acts 20:23 · Acts 20:28 22×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 1:24 · Luke 4:34 · John 6:69 · Rom 7:12 · 1 Cor 3:17 · 1 Pet 1:16 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 6:10 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 22:11 13×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 6:2 · 2 Cor 13:12 · Phil 4:22 · Col 3:12 · 1 Pet 1:15 · 1 Pet 1:16 · Rev 18:20 7×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 7:33 · Rom 7:12 · Rom 11:16 · 1 Cor 7:34 · Eph 5:27 6×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 7:14 · Heb 9:2 · Heb 9:3 3×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 3:5 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 28:19 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:67 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 4:1 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:4 · Acts 2:33 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 4:8 · Acts 4:25 38×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 27:52 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 1:70 · Luke 9:26 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 26:10 · Rom 8:27 · Rom 12:13 · Rom 15:26 · Rom 16:2 · 1 Cor 6:1 · 1 Cor 14:33 · 2 Cor 9:12 · Eph 2:19 · Eph 3:8 · Eph 4:12 34×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 4:30 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 10:22 · 1 John 2:20 4×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Heb 8:2 · Heb 9:3 · Heb 9:8 · Heb 10:19 4×
233 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 17 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 5 ongoing 2 imperative 3 subjunctive 3 infinitive 3 participle 1
Tense
aorist 13 present 4
Voice
middle 9 active 8
Mood
indicative 7 imperative 3 infinitive 3 subjunctive 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:17 νίψαι aorist middle imperative imperative Matthew 15:2 νίπτονται present middle indicative ongoing Mark 7:3 νίψωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive John 9:11 νίψαι aorist middle imperative imperative John 9:11 νιψάμενος aorist middle participle participle John 9:15 ἐνιψάμην aorist middle indicative completed John 9:7 νίψαι aorist middle imperative imperative John 9:7 ἐνίψατο aorist middle indicative completed John 13:10 νίψασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive John 13:12 ἔνιψεν aorist active indicative completed John 13:14 ἔνιψα aorist active indicative completed John 13:14 νίπτειν present active infinitive infinitive John 13:5 νίπτειν present active infinitive infinitive John 13:6 νίπτεις present active indicative ongoing John 13:8 νίψῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 13:8 νίψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 5:10 ἔνιψεν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

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

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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