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John 19:28
...I thirst.
As he is dying on the cross, Jesus speaks.
John 19:28...I thirst.
John 19:28...I am thirsty.
I am thirsty.
Greek
For justice.
Lost in Translation
"Thirst/thirsty" is the greek verb that means "to thirst", "to be thirsty", "to be parched", "to be in want of", "to lack" and "to thirst after" a thing. It is in the first-person, present tense.Jesus uses this verb in the Sermon on the Mount to describe those "thirsty for justice" and in John 7:37, asking those who are thirsty to come to him.
Vocabulary (Greek word by word)
Διψῶ.[10 verses] ( verb 1st sg pres ind act )"I thirst" is dipsao, which means "to thirst", "to be thirsty", "to be parched", "to be in want of", "to lack" and "to thirst after" a thing.
KJV — word by word
I -- This is from the first-person, singular form of the verb.
thirst. - "I am thirsty" is another common verb which means "to thirst", "to be thirsty" and "to thirst after" a thing. Again, it is the same verb used in the fourth beatitude.
NIV — word by word
I -- This is from the first-person, singular form of the verb.
am -- This helping verb indicates the present tense of the verb.
thirsty. - "Thirsty" is a common verb that means "to thirst", "to be thirsty" and "to thirst after" a thing. Again, it is the same verb used in the fourth beatitude. This completes the idea of the verb.