Lexicon
ἐμβάπτω
embaptō
G1686
G:V Greek

to dip in

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Embapto describes dipping with another person into a bowl in the two attested scenes.

The attested use describes dipping in a shared bowl: the present participle depicts someone dipping with the speaker in Mark 14:20, while the aorist participle identifies one who has dipped his hand with the speaker in Matthew 26:23.

Senses in use

  1. Dipping in a shared bowl · dominant

    In Mark 14:20, the present middle participle identifies “the one” in the clause that the APB renders “the one dipping with me into the bowl.” In Matthew 26:23, the aorist active participle identifies the person in the clause the APB renders “The one who has dipped his hand with me in the bowl.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “dipping with me into the bowl” in Mark 14:20 and as having “dipped his hand with me in the bowl” in Matthew 26:23. These are whole-verse translation renderings rather than definitions.

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