What does ἐμπτύω (emptýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπτύω (emptýō): Spitting as extreme contempt and humiliation, particularly in mockery of Jesus during his passion narrative.
Greek · G1716
ἐμπτύω
To spit at or on
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ἐμπτύωG1716
Pronunciationemptýō
What does ἐμπτύω (emptýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπτύω (emptýō): Spitting as extreme contempt and humiliation, particularly in mockery of Jesus during his passion narrative.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1716?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they spit (2), spit on (1), spit upon (1), spitting on (1), to spit on (1).
Where does ἐμπτύω (emptýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:67. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Matthew (2), Luke (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 Itthey spit2×Matthew 26:67, Matthew 27:30
spit on1×Mark 10:34
spit upon1×Luke 18:32
spitting on1×Mark 15:19
to spit on1×Mark 14:65
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:67ἐνέπτυσανtothey spitVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMatthew 27:30ἐμπτύσαντεςtothey spitVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 10:34ἐμπτύσουσινtospit onVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMark 14:65ἐμπτύεινtoto spit onVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveMark 15:19ἐνέπτυονtospitting onVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 18:32ἐμπτυσθήσεταιtospit uponVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:67
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew2Mark3Luke1
Source forms
ἐμπτύειν1xemptyeinMark 14:65
ἐμπτύσαντες1xemptysantesMatthew 27:30
ἐμπτυσθήσεται1xemptysthēsetaiLuke 18:32
ἐμπτύσουσιν1xemptysousinMark 10:34
ἐνέπτυον1xeneptyonMark 15:19
ἐνέπτυσαν1xeneptysanMatthew 26:67
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 26:67
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMatthew 27:30
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMark 10:34
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 18:32
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMark 15:19
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xMark 14:65
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spitting as extreme contempt and humiliation, particularly in mockery of Jesus during his passion narrative.
Strong'sG1716
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to spit at or on
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:67Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνέπτυσανeneptusan
I spit upon
Read verseMatthew 27:30Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐμπτύσαντεςemptusantev
I spit upon
Read verseMark 10:34Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐμπτύσουσινemptusousin
I spit upon
Read verseMark 14:65Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐμπτύεινemptuein
I spit upon
Read verseMark 15:19Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐνέπτυονeneptuon
I spit upon
Read verseLuke 18:32Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἐμπτυσθήσεται,emptusqhsetai
I spit upon
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 groups3Aligned forms6TensesAorist, Future, Present, ImperfectVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:671×
Future ActiveMark 10:341×
Imperfect ActiveMark 15:191×
Future PassiveLuke 18:321×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:301×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveMark 14:651×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future2aorist2present1imperfect1
Voice
active5passive1
Mood
indicative4infinitive1participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:67ἐνέπτυσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 27:30ἐμπτύσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleMark 10:34ἐμπτύσουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 14:65ἐμπτύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 15:19ἐνέπτυονimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 18:32ἐμπτυσθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospective
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
ἐμπτύω is built from these roots: