- ῥαντίζω
- ῥαντίζω (Ael. Dion. π. 40 ἐρραντισμένος αἵματι; Athen. 12, 521a; Lev 6:20; 4 Km 9:33; JosAs 13:5; Just., A I, 62, 1.—Thumb 223) fut. ῥαντιῶ; 1 aor. ἐράντισα (on the quest. whether to spell it w. one ρ or two s. B-D-F §11, 1; Mlt-H. 101f). Pass.: 1 aor. 3 sg. ἐρραντίσθη 4 Km 9:33; pf. ptc. ῥεραντισμένος (B-D-F §68; Mlt-H. 100; Kühner-Bl. I p. 278, 5).① to sprinkle liquid on someth., (be)sprinkle w. acc., of the rite of purification (Num 19) τὸν λαὸν ἐράντισεν he sprinkled the people Hb 9:19. Cp. B 8:1 and, without the acc. (supplied fr. the context) 8:3f. τί τινι someth. w. someth. Hb 9:21. ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ 1 Cl 18:7 (Ps 50:9).—Pass. (s. above) ἱμάτιον ῥεραντισμένον αἵματι a garment sprinkled with blood Rv 19:13 v.l. (for βεβαμμένον; there are also other variants). The act. is also used of liquids and of other things that sprinkle someone Hb 9:13.② The mid. is found in our lit. w. the mng. to cleanse oneself of impurities, cleanse, purifyⓐ of a cultic action cleanse or wash oneself ἐὰν μὴ ῥαντίσωνται οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν Mk 7:4 v.l. (for βαπτίσωνται; s. βαπτίζω 1).ⓑ in imagery purify someth. for oneself, fig. ῥεραντισμένοι τὰς καρδίας ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως πονηρᾶς after we have purified our hearts of an evil conscience Hb 10:22.—DELG s.v. ῥαίνω. M-M. TW.
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