Strong’s G4222 · Greek

ποτίζω
potízō

Definition

to furnish drink, irrigate

Etymology

from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • give (make) to drink
  • feed
  • water

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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