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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ἐμβάπτωG1686
Pronunciationembáptō
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 Itis dipping [ his hand ]1×Mark 14:20
who has dipped1×Matthew 26:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
ἐμβαπτόμενος1xembaptomenosMark 14:20
ἐμβάψας1xembapsasMatthew 26:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 26:23
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMark 14:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to dip in
Strong'sG1686
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to dip in
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 26:23Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐμβάψαςembayav
I dip into
Read verseMark 14:20Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐμβαπτόμενοςembaptomenov
I dip into
Read verseJohn 13:26Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐμβάψαςembayav
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:231×
Present MiddleMark 14:201×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1aorist1
Voice
middle1active1
Mood
participle2
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: