Strong's Greek: 4429. πτύω (ptuó) -- To spit
Strong's Lexicon
ptuó: To spit
Original Word: πτύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ptuó
Pronunciation: ptoo'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ptoo'-o)
Definition: To spit
Meaning: I spit.
Word Origin: A primary verb
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the act of spitting is יָרַק (yarak), Strong's Hebrew 3417, which also means "to spit."
Usage: The Greek verb "πτύω" (ptuó) means "to spit." It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of spitting, often in a context of disdain or rejection. This action can symbolize contempt or a strong negative reaction, reflecting cultural attitudes towards spitting as an expression of scorn.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, spitting was considered an act of contempt or insult. It was a physical expression of disdain, often used to humiliate or show rejection. In the context of the New Testament, spitting could also be associated with ritual impurity, as bodily fluids were often considered unclean.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
to spit
NASB Translation
spat (1), spitting (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4429: πτύω
πτύω: ((Latinspuo, ourspue; Curtius, § 382)); 1 aorist ἐπτυσα; from Homer down; to spit: Mark 7:33; Mark 8:23; John 9:6. (Compare: ἐκπτύω, ἐμπτύω.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
spit.A primary verb (compare ptusso); to spit -- spit.
see GREEK ptusso
Forms and Transliterations
έπτυσε επτυσεν ἔπτυσεν πτυσας πτύσας πτύων eptusen eptysen éptysen ptusas ptysas ptýsasLinks
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Mark 7:33 V-APA-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς
NAS: into his ears, and after spitting, He touched
KJV: ears, and he spit, and touched his
INT: of him and having spit he touched the
Mark 8:23 V-APA-NMS
GRK: κώμης καὶ πτύσας εἰς τὰ
NAS: him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes
KJV: the town; and when he had spit on his
INT: village and having spit upon the
John 9:6 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἔπτυσεν χαμαὶ καὶ
NAS: this, He spat on the ground,
KJV: spoken, he spat on the ground,
INT: These things having said he spat on [the] ground and