verb
embaptamō
Strong’sG1686
I dip into
stem embapt-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* 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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
dip in, τί τινι NT+6th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| embaptorōntosἐμβαπτόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | dipping | 1× |
| embaptarantosἐμβάψας | 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 140, 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptomō | embaptome | embaptomē | embaptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptosō | embaptose | embaptosē | embaptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptotō | embaptote | embaptotē | embaptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | embaptonō | embaptone | embaptonē | embaptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptovō | embaptove | embaptovē | embaptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptolō | embaptole | embaptolē | embaptolelē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptomeiō | embaptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptoseiō | embaptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptoteiō | embaptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | embaptoneiō | embaptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptoveiō | embaptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptoleiō | embaptoleiē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embaptosōr | embaptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptotōr | embaptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptovōr | embaptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptolōr | embaptolēr |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embaptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | embaptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embaptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | embaptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | embaptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | embaptoloiō |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | embaptorō | embaptorē |
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 | embaptarōntos | embaptarintos | embaptarantos1×ἐμβάψας | embaptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | embaptorōntos1×ἐμβαπτόμενος | embaptorēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
embaptorōntos“dipping”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 14:20… legata autoi; Henos toiu dōdeka, tos embaptorōntos meta mu eis tem trubliem;… the Twelve — the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with …
embaptarantos“dipped”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 26:23tos de apokrinirantos legata; Tos embaptarantos meta mu tan cheiran en te …Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with …