Dictionary entry

διψάω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

διψάω,-ῶ

(< δίψα, thirst), [in LXX chiefly for צָמֵא;]

to thirst: absol., Mt 25:35, 37, 42, 44, Jo 4:13, 15 19:28, Ro 12:20^(LXX), I Co 4:11; fig., Jo 4:14 6:35 7:37, Re 7:16 21:6 22:17; c. acc (= cl. c. gen.), τ. δικαιοσύνην, Mt 5:6.†