ποτίζων

potízō

watering

To cause someone or something to drink, to provide liquid (usually water) for drinking, to water, to irrigate. The term is used both literally—for supplying drink to a person or an animal, and for watering plants or fields—and, in some cases, metaphorically (e.g., to refresh, to nurture or to sustain). Primary meaning: to provide with liquid for drinking; contextual senses can include irrigating vegetation or metaphorically sustaining or refreshing.

G4222

1 Corinthians 3:8 · Word #6

Lexicon G4222

Lemmaποτίζω
Transliterationpotízō
Strong'sG4222
DefinitionTo cause someone or something to drink, to provide liquid (usually water) for drinking, to water, to irrigate. The term is used both literally—for supplying drink to a person or an animal, and for watering plants or fields—and, in some cases, metaphorically (e.g., to refresh, to nurture or to sustain). Primary meaning: to provide with liquid for drinking; contextual senses can include irrigating vegetation or metaphorically sustaining or refreshing.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewatering
Literalwatering

Lexical Info

Lemmaποτίζω
Strong'sG4222

SIBI-P1 Translation G4222-11

causing to drink

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing), active voice, participle; nominative masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle nominative masculine singular denotes an ongoing action performed by a masculine subject. "Causing to drink" preserves the causative force of the root (from πίνω, to drink) rather than merely "watering."

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