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ῥαντισμός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ῥαντισμός, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
rhantismos
Simplified transliteration: 
rhantismos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4473
GK Number: 
4823
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
sprinkling
Definition: 
pr. a sprinkling; met. a cleansing, purification, Heb. 12:24; 1 Pet. 1:2*

Greek-English Concordance for ῥαντισμός

Hebrews 12:24 and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant, and to sprinkled (rhantismou | ῥαντισμοῦ | gen sg masc) blood speaking more effectively than the blood of Abel.
1 Peter 1:2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling (rhantismon | ῥαντισμόν | acc sg masc) with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be yours in ever increasing measure.