Word study · Greek

hydōr

water

Say it: HOO-dore (approximate)

ὕδωρ

What it means

Water. In John water carries layers of meaning: the water made wine (2:7-9), the water of birth and Spirit (3:5), "living water" for the woman at the well (4:10-14), and the water that flows from Jesus' side (19:34).

Range of meaning

  • WaterThe liquid.
  • Living waterFresh running water.

In John