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G3572 — νύσσω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
nusso (noos'-so) v.
1. to prick ("nudge")
[apparently a primary word]
KJV: pierce
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KJV Renderings
pierce
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νύσσω (νύττω): 1 aorist ἔνυξα; to strike (?), pierce; to pierce through, transfix; often in Homer of severe or even deadly wounds given one; as, τόν μέν ἔγχει νυξ’ ... στυγερός δ’ ἄρα μίν σκότος ἑιλε, Iliad 5, 45. 47; φθάσας αὐτόν ἐκεῖνος νυττει κάτωθεν ὑπό τόν βουβωνα δόρατι καί παραχρῆμα διεργάζεται, Josephus, b. j. 3, 7, 35; so τήν πλευράν λόγχη, Joh 19:34, cf. Joh 20:25; Joh 20:27. On the further use of the word cf. Fritzsche, Romans, ii., p. 559. (Compare: κατανύσσω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νύσσω (pierce)
John 19:34
- KJV: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side and forthwith came there out blood and water
- GK: αλλ΄ εις των στρατιωτών λόγχη αυτού την πλευράν ένυξε και ευθέως εξήλθεν αίμα και ύδωρ