noun · feminine
pēgas
Greekπηγή (pēgē)
Strong’sG4077
a fountain, spring, well
stem pēg-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πηγή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for עַיִן, also for מָקוֹר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4077 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpay-gay'
a fount (literally or figuratively), i.e. source or supply (of water, blood, enjoyment) (not necessarily the original spring)
Fromprobably from G4078 (through the idea of gushing plumply);
King Jamesfountain, well.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | pēgas4×πηγὴ | pēgais1×πηγαὶ |
| object accusative | pēgan | pēgain4×πηγὰς |
| direct address vocative | pēgar | pēgair |
| of, belonging to genitive | pēgau1×πηγῆς | pēgaiu |
| to, for dative | pēga1×πηγῇ | pēgai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
pēga is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
pēgas“spring”subjectnominative singular4×
Mark 5:29“flow”kai euthuos xērainita tas pēgas teu haimeu autau, kai gnōskata te sōme hoti iitē apo tau mastixau.Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
John 4:6“well”ate de ekei pēgas tou Iakōb. tos oun Iēsus kopiarētos ek tau hodoiporiau kathezete houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate hōs hektas.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 4:14“spring”hos de an pinateia ek teu hudōreu heu mis dōami auto, ouk mē dipsati eis ton aiōnon, alla tem hudōrem hem dōami auto gineti en auto pēgas hudōreu hallerōteu eis zōan aiōnian.But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
James 3:11“spring”mēti tas pēgas ek tau autau opau bruatō tem glukuem kai tem pikrem?Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
pēgau“spring”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 21:6“spring”kai legata mi; Ginalē. mis tem Alfa kai tem Ō, tas archas kai tem telem. mis to dipsarōto dōami ek tau pēgau teu hudōreu tau zōau dōreōs.And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
pēga“well”to, fordative singular1×
John 4:6“well”ate de ekei pēgas tou Iakōb. tos oun Iēsus kopiarētos ek tau hodoiporiau kathezete houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate hōs hektas.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
pēgais“springs”subjectnominative plural1×
2 Peter 2:17“springs”Houtois alō pēgais anudrais kai homichlais hupo lailapsau elaunirōtais, hoi tos zofos teu skoteu tēritē.These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
pēgain“springs”objectaccusative plural4×
Revelation 7:17“springs”hoti tem arniem tem ana mesem tou thronou poimainati autoin, kai hodēgati autoin epi zōau pēgain hudōreiu; kai exaleifati tos theos pantem dakruem ek toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu.For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Revelation 8:10“springs”Kai tos tritos angelos salpizata; kai piptata ek tou ouranou astēros megos kaiirōtos hōs lampadas, kai piptata epi tem tritem toiu potamoiu kai epi tain pēgain teiu hudōreiu.Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Revelation 14:7“springs”legarōtos en fōna mega; Fobivar ton theon kai dōavar auto doxan, hoti erchata tas hōras tau krisiau autou, kai proskunavar to poiarato ton ouranon kai tan gēan kai thalassan kai pēgain hudōreiu.And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
Revelation 16:4“springs”Kai tos tritos ekchata tan fialan autou eis toin potamoin kai tain pēgain teiu hudōreiu; kai gineta haimem.And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.