ἐμβάπτω G1686
dip in, immerse in liquid
This verb means to dip something into liquid. Both occurrences appear in Last Supper contexts: Matthew 26:23 and Mark 14:20 describe someone dipping into the dish with Jesus, identifying the betrayer. The word emphasizes the action of dipping bread or food into a common dish or sauce. The prefix 'en-' intensifies the basic verb for dipping, emphasizing the 'into' aspect.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Referring to dipping food into a shared dish, this sense appears in the Gospel accounts of Jesus identifying his betrayer. Both Matthew 26:23 and Mark 14:20 use the act of dipping together as the identifying sign—not unusual at a meal, but made significant by Jesus' prophetic word. The detail emphasizes the intimacy and shocking betrayal of table fellowship violated. 2×
AR["غَامِسُ", "غَمَسَ"]·ben["ডুবাচ্ছে", "ডুবানো"]·DE["ἐμβάψας", "ἐμβαπτόμενος"]·EN["dipping", "having-dipped"]·FR["tremper"]·heb["טוֹבֵל"]·HI["डुबाने-वाला", "डुबाया"]·ID["yang-mencelupkan"]·IT["embapsas", "embaptomenos"]·jav["ingkang-nyelupaken", "nyelupaken"]·KO["적신-자가", "찍는-자가"]·PT["que-molha-com", "tendo-mergulhado"]·RU["обмакивающий", "опустивший"]·ES["que-moja"]·SW["aliyechovya", "anayechovya"]·TR["batıran"]·urd["ڈبونے-والا", "ڈُبویا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐμβάπτω, dip in, τί τινι NT+6th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 4th c.BC+