artuo describes applying seasoning, whether to salt in a question or to speech characterized by grace and salt.

The attested use concerns applying seasoning: twice in questions about restoring salt that has become unsalty, and once of speech characterized as having been seasoned with grace and salt.

1. Applying seasoning to salt or speech · dominant

   In Luke 14:34 and Mark 9:50, future forms occur in questions asking what will season salt after it becomes tasteless or unsalty; the APB renders these clauses "with what will it be seasoned?" and "with what will you season it?" In Colossians 4:6, the perfect passive participle describes "your word" as seasoned with grace and salt; the APB renders the clause "Let your word always be seasoned with grace and salt."

   Luke 14:34Mark 9:50Colossians 4:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "seasoned" for the speech clause and asks what will "season" salt in the two salt sayings. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than assigning a precise English equivalent to each form.