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πρόσχυσις

próschysis

G4378 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Outpouring, pouring forth — specifically, the act of liquid (often blood or water) being shed or poured out. In contextual use, may refer to the ritual or symbolic shedding, as in the pouring or sprinkling of blood during sacrificial or purification rites.

Semantic Range

pouring forth, outpouring, shedding, affusion (ritual pouring or sprinkling), act of liquid being poured out in a cultic context

Root / Etymology

Formed from πρός ('toward, onto') + χύσις ('pouring, outpouring'), from χέω ('to pour').

Historical & Contextual Notes

πρόσχυσις appears rarely in extant Greek literature and is considered a rare or technical term. In biblical usage, particularly as found in the Septuagint (e.g. Ezekiel 36:25), it typically refers to ritual acts involving the sprinkling or pouring of liquids, especially blood or water, for purposes of purification, consecration, or covenant enactment. The term carries strong ritual associations in Israelite and Judean cultic practice, corresponding to Hebrew מזָה (mazzeh, 'sprinkle') or נָסַךְ (nasakh, 'pour out'), but with emphasis on the dynamic act of pouring out, rather than the substance or object itself. English translations often render it as 'sprinkling' or 'affusion,' though these cover both sprinkling and a broader outpouring, not always capturing the full nuance in Greek. Distinguished from ῥαντισμός (rantismos), which more narrowly means 'sprinkling.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from a comparative of πρός and (to pour); a shedding forth, i.e. affusion:--sprinkling.

Root Family

πρόσχυσις (proschysis) — outpouring, pouring forth, shedding, affusion

Root χυ- to pour, to shed, to gush forth

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4378-01 πρόσχυσιν proschusin N ACC F SG sprinkling outpouring outpouring 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4378-01 Hebrews 11:28 πρόσχυσιν proschusin N ACC F SG sprinkling outpouring outpouring
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