verb
embaptamō
Greekἐμβάπτω (embaptō)
Strong’sG1686
I dip into
stem embapt-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἐμ-βάπτω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1686 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| embapterōtosἐμβαπτόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | dipping | 1× |
| embaptaratosἐμβάψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | dipped | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptamō | embaptame | embaptami | embaptama | embaptamē | embaptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptasō | embaptase | embaptasi | embaptasa | embaptasē | embaptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptatō | embaptate | embaptati | embaptata | embaptatē | embaptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | embaptanō | embaptane | embaptani | embaptana | embaptanē | embaptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptavō | embaptave | embaptavi | embaptava | embaptavē | embaptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptalō | embaptale | embaptali | embaptala | embaptalē | embaptalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptemō | embapteme | embaptemi | embaptema | embaptemē | embaptemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptesō | embaptese | embaptesi | embaptesa | embaptesē | embapteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptetō | embaptete | embapteti | embapteta | embaptetē | embaptetelē |
| we 1st person plural | embaptenō | embaptene | embapteni | embaptena | embaptenē | embaptenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptevō | embapteve | embaptevi | embapteva | embaptevē | embaptevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptelō | embaptele | embapteli | embaptela | embaptelē | embaptelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptameiō | embaptameia | embaptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptaseiō | embaptaseia | embaptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptateiō | embaptateia | embaptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | embaptaneiō | embaptaneia | embaptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptaveiō | embaptaveia | embaptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptaleiō | embaptaleia | embaptaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptemeiō | embaptemeia | embaptemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | embapteseiō | embapteseia | embapteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embapteteiō | embapteteia | embapteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | embapteneiō | embapteneia | embapteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embapteveiō | embapteveia | embapteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | embapteleiō | embapteleia | embapteleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embaptasōr | embaptasar | embaptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptatōr | embaptatar | embaptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptavōr | embaptavar | embaptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptalōr | embaptalar | embaptalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embaptesōr | embaptesar | embaptesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptetōr | embaptetar | embaptetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptevōr | embaptevar | embaptevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptelōr | embaptelar | embaptelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptamoiō | embaptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptasoiō | embaptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptatoiō | embaptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | embaptanoiō | embaptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptavoiō | embaptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptaloiō | embaptaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptemoiō | embaptemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptesoiō | embaptesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptetoiō | embaptetoia |
| we 1st person plural | embaptenoiō | embaptenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptevoiō | embaptevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | embapteloiō | embapteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | embaptarō | embaptari | embaptara | embaptarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | embapterō | embapteri | embaptera | embapterē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | embaptarōtos | embaptaritos | embaptaratos1×ἐμβάψας | embaptarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | embapterōtos1×ἐμβαπτόμενος | embapteritos | embapteratos | embapterētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
embapt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
embapterōtos“dipping”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 14:20“dipping”tos de legata autoi; Henos toiu dōdeka, tos embapterōtos meta mu eis tem trubliem;He answered, “It is one of the Twelve — the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
embaptaratos“dipped”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 26:23“dipped”tos de apokriniratos legata; Tos embaptaratos meta mu tan cheiran en te trublie houtos min paradōati;Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.