hudor, hudatos denotes water in ordinary settings, for baptism and washing, and in images of life, abundance, and judgment.

The term most often names tangible water: water drawn, carried, poured, entered, or found in natural bodies and containers. It also occurs in baptismal and washing settings, in sayings about life-giving water, and in visionary descriptions of waters, rivers, springs, and a sound compared with many waters.

1. Tangible water in daily and natural settings · dominant

   Singular and plural neuter forms identify water that can fill jars, be drawn from a well, be carried in a jar, or form waves and waters. In John 2:7 the APB renders the command to fill jars with water; in Luke 8:24 it renders waves of the water that cease after rebuke, while Matthew 14:28 has Peter asking to come upon the waters.

   John 2:7John 4:7Luke 22:10Luke 8:24Matthew 14:28Mark 9:22
2. Water used for baptism and washing · common

   The dative singular ὕδατι occurs with John baptizing in John 1:26 and Acts 1:5. Other singular forms occur where people go down into and come up out of water in Acts 8:38 and Acts 8:39, and where water is associated with washing in John 13:5 and Ephesians 5:26.

   John 1:26Acts 1:5Acts 8:38Acts 8:39John 13:5Ephesians 5:26
3. Water in life-giving and spiritual sayings · occasional

   In John 4:10 the APB renders an offer of “living water,” and John 4:14 contrasts drinking from the water given by Jesus with thirst, then speaks of a spring welling up to eternal life. John 7:38 likewise renders “rivers of living water,” so the water language is used within sayings about enduring life rather than merely drawing from a well.

   John 4:10John 4:14John 4:15John 7:38John 3:5
4. Plural waters in visionary scenes and comparisons · occasional

   The genitive plural ὑδάτων names waters associated with rivers and flows turned to blood in Revelation 16:4 and with springs in Revelation 14:7. In Revelation 1:15 and Revelation 19:6, the APB compares a voice with the sound of many waters; Revelation 17:1 describes the great prostitute as sitting upon many waters.

   Revelation 14:7Revelation 16:4Revelation 17:1Revelation 1:15Revelation 19:6Revelation 14:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “water” or “waters,” including water for drawing, washing, baptism, waves, rivers, and springs. It also uses phrases such as “living water” and “many waters,”.