Lexical Summary pégé: Spring, fountain, well Original Word: πηγή Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fountain, well. Probably from pegnumi (through the idea of gushing plumply); a fount (literally or figuratively), i.e. Source or supply (of water, blood, enjoyment) (not necessarily the original spring) -- fountain, well. see GREEK pegnumi NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition a spring (of water) NASB Translation flow (1), fountain (1), spring (1), springs (5), well (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4077: πηγήπηγή, πηγῆς, ἡ, from Homer down, the Sept. chiefly for מַעְיָן, עַיִן, מָקור; a fountain, spring: James 3:11, and Rec. in 12; 2 Peter 2:17; ὕδατος ἁλλομένου, John 4:14; τῶν ὑδάτων, Revelation 8:10; Revelation 14:7; Revelation 16:4; of a well fed by a spring, John 4:6. ζωῆς πηγαί ὑδάτων, Revelation 7:17; ἡ πηγή τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς, Revelation 21:6 (on both passive see in ζωή, p. 274{a}); ἡ πηγή τοῦ αἵματος, a flow of blood, Mark 5:29. Topical Lexicon Geographic and Cultural Framework In the arid landscapes of ancient Israel, a natural spring was a lifeline. Settlements grew up around dependable sources, treaties were struck over them, and journeys were planned by them. The word behind Strong’s Greek 4077 brings that everyday dependence on flowing water into the New Testament record, allowing the inspired writers to draw rich analogies between physical refreshment and spiritual life. Narrative Uses in the Gospels Mark 5:29 takes the term indoors, as it were: “Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.” Beneath the English text lies the picture of an internal “spring” suddenly running dry—vivid testimony that the power of Christ halts even the deepest, unseen flow of suffering. John 4 situates a literal well at Sychar: “Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour” (John 4:6). The narrative depends on the realism of a midday pull for water, yet the conversation quickly lifts the scene heavenward. By verse 14 the Lord promises, “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.” The mundane becomes a living parable of regeneration and indwelling grace. Christ, the Living Spring The Fourth Gospel’s promise is not isolated. In Revelation 7:17 the risen Lamb “will lead them to springs of living water,” a direct fulfillment of the Samaritan woman’s midday revelation. Again in Revelation 21:6 He declares, “To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.” The beginning of faith (John 4) and the consummation of redemption (Revelation 21) are framed by the same image: Christ Himself as the endless, inexhaustible source. Ethical Imagery in James James 3:11 drives the metaphor into practical holiness: “Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?” Tongues, like springs, inevitably reveal their source. A heart renewed by the gospel cannot perpetually discharge bitterness any more than a fresh spring can gush brine. The apostle’s pastoral logic rests on the moral consistency demanded by a consistent God. False Springs and False Teachers 2 Peter presses the antithesis. False teachers are exposed as “springs without water” (2 Peter 2:17)—promising refreshment, delivering none. The imagery bites precisely because a traveler who sees a spring in the distance, only to arrive and find it dry, is left in greater peril than if the spring had never been spotted. The warning underscores pastoral vigilance: doctrine that departs from apostolic truth cannot sustain the soul. Cosmic Springs in Apocalyptic Vision The Apocalypse repeatedly touches earth’s hydrological arteries when judgment falls. A star named Wormwood torches “a third of the rivers and on the springs of water” (Revelation 8:10). Angels sound the trumpet of divine ownership: “Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters” (Revelation 14:7). When the bowls are poured out, “the rivers and springs of water…turned to blood” (Revelation 16:4). These scenes declare that the Creator can both sustain and suspend the world’s most basic provisions according to the purposes of His righteousness. Eschatological Fulfillment Together these passages craft a redemptive arc. Springs begin as everyday necessities, escalate to symbols of salvation, and culminate in the new creation where thirst is banished forever. What was provisional in the wilderness becomes permanent in the city whose “river of the water of life” flows clear as crystal (Revelation 22:1, echoing 4077 without repetition). Ministry Reflections 1. Proclamation: Preaching centered on Christ must draw hearers to the true spring, guarding against the aridity of speculative or moralistic teaching. Forms and Transliterations πηγαι πηγαί πηγαὶ πηγας πηγάς πηγὰς πηγη πηγή πηγὴ πηγῇ πηγήν πηγης πηγής πηγῆς πήγμα πηγών pegai pegaì pēgai pēgaì pegas pegàs pēgas pēgàs pege pegḕ pēgē pēgḕ pegêi pēgē̂i peges pegês pēgēs pēgē̂sLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Mark 5:29 N-NFSGRK: ἐξηράνθη ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ αἵματος NAS: Immediately the flow of her blood KJV: straightway the fountain of her INT: was dried up the flow of the blood John 4:6 N-NFS John 4:6 N-DFS John 4:14 N-NFS James 3:11 N-NFS 2 Peter 2:17 N-NFP Revelation 7:17 N-AFP Revelation 8:10 N-AFP Revelation 14:7 N-AFP Revelation 16:4 N-AFP Revelation 21:6 N-GFS Strong's Greek 4077 |
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