What does ἐμβάπτω (embáptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμβάπτω (embáptō) is a Greek word meaning "to dip in".
Greek · G1686
ἐμβάπτω
To dip in
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ἐμβάπτω G1686
Pronunciation embáptō
What does ἐμβάπτω (embáptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμβάπτω (embáptō) is a Greek word meaning "to dip in".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1686?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is dipping [ his hand ] (1), who has dipped (1).
Where does ἐμβάπτω (embáptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It is dipping [ his hand ] 1× Mark 14:20
who has dipped 1× Matthew 26:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:23
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 1
Source forms
ἐμβαπτόμενος 1x embaptomenos Mark 14:20
ἐμβάψας 1x embapsas Matthew 26:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 26:23
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 14:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to dip in
Strong's G1686
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to dip in
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:23 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐμβάψας embayav
I dip into
Read verse Mark 14:20 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐμβαπτόμενος embaptomenov
I dip into
Read verse John 13:26 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐμβάψας embayav
I dip into
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Matt 26:23 1×
Present Middle Mark 14:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
middle 1 active 1
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐμβάπτω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain