What does πηγή (pēgḗ) mean in the Bible?
πηγή (pēgḗ) is a Greek word meaning "flow".
Greek · G4077
πηγή
Flow
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πηγή G4077
Pronunciation pēgḗ
What does πηγή (pēgḗ) mean in the Bible?
πηγή (pēgḗ) is a Greek word meaning "flow".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4077?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include springs (4), spring (2), well (2), [the] springs (1), a fount (1).
Where does πηγή (pēgḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (5), John (3), 2 Peter (1), James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It springs 4× 2 Peter 2:17, Revelation 7:17, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 16:4
spring 2× James 3:11, Revelation 21:6
well 2× John 4:6
[the] springs 1× Revelation 14:7
a fount 1× John 4:14
vvv 1× Mark 5:29
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:29 πηγὴ to vvv Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular John 4:6 πηγὴ to well Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular John 4:6 πηγῇ to well Noun - Dative Feminine Singular John 4:14 πηγὴ to a fount Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular James 3:11 πηγὴ to spring Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2 Peter 2:17 πηγαὶ to springs Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Revelation 7:17 πηγὰς to springs Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 8:10 πηγὰς to springs Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 14:7 πηγὰς to [the] springs Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 16:4 πηγὰς to springs Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:29
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Mark 1 John 3 James 1 2 Peter 1 Revelation 5
Source forms
πηγὰς 4x pēgas Revelation 7:17, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 14:7, Revelation 16:4
πηγὴ 4x pēgē Mark 5:29, John 4:6, John 4:14, James 3:11
πηγαὶ 1x pēgai 2 Peter 2:17
πηγῇ 1x pēgē John 4:6
πηγῆς 1x pēgēs Revelation 21:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 4x Revelation 7:17, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 14:7, Revelation 16:4
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 4x Mark 5:29, John 4:6, John 4:14, James 3:11
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x John 4:6
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 21:6
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. flow
Strong's G4077
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 5 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
flow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:29 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πηγὴ phgh
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse John 4:6 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πηγὴ phgh
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse John 4:6 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
πηγῇ. phgh
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse John 4:14 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πηγὴ phgh
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse James 3:11 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πηγὴ phgh
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse James 3:12 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πηγὴ phgh
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse 2 Peter 2:17 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
πηγαὶ phgai
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse Revelation 7:17 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πηγὰς phgav
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse Revelation 8:10 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πηγὰς phgav
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse Revelation 14:7 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πηγὰς phgav
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse Revelation 16:4 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πηγὰς phgav
a fountain, spring, well
Read verse Revelation 21:6 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πηγῆς phghv
a fountain, spring, well
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 5 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Nominative (5) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 5:29 · John 4:6 · John 4:14 · Jas 3:11 4×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine 2 Pet 2:17 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rev 21:6 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine John 4:6 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rev 7:17 · Rev 8:10 · Rev 14:7 · Rev 16:4 4×
Word Origins
πηγή is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain