noun · neuter
ptusmem
Greekπτύσμα (ptusma)
Strong’sG4427
spittle
stem ptusm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* πτύσμα, -τος, τό,
(< πτύω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4427 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidptoos'-mah
saliva
Fromfrom G4429;
King Jamesspittle.
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 or object direct | ptusmem | ptusmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ptusmeu1×πτύσματος | ptusmeiu |
| to, for dative | ptusme | ptusmei |
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
ptusme 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ptusmeu“saliva”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
John 9:6“saliva”houteim legaratos ptuata chamai kai poiata pēlon ek teu ptusmeu, kai epichriata autou ton pēlon epi toin ofthalmoin,When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.