verb
emptuamō
Greekἐμπτύω (emptuō)
Strong’sG1716
I spit upon
stem emptu-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐμ-πτύω
[in LXX: seq. εἰς, Nu 12:14 A, De 25:9 (יָרָק)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1716 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emptualeἐνέπτυον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | spitting on | 1× |
| emptualiἐμπτύσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | spit on | 1× |
| emptuitiἐμπτυσθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | spit upon | 1× |
| emptualaἐνέπτυσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | spat | 1× |
| emptuarōἐμπτύειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | spit on | 1× |
| emptuaratoisἐμπτύσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | spat | 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, 4 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 | emptuamō | emptuame | emptuami | emptuama | emptuamē | emptuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emptuasō | emptuase | emptuasi | emptuasa | emptuasē | emptuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuatō | emptuate | emptuati | emptuata | emptuatē | emptuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | emptuanō | emptuane | emptuani | emptuana | emptuanē | emptuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuavō | emptuave | emptuavi | emptuava | emptuavē | emptuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emptualō | emptuale1×ἐνέπτυον | emptuali1×ἐμπτύσουσιν | emptuala1×ἐνέπτυσαν | emptualē | emptualelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emptuimō | emptuime | emptuimi | emptuima | emptuimē | emptuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emptuisō | emptuise | emptuisi | emptuisa | emptuisē | emptuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuitō | emptuite | emptuiti1×ἐμπτυσθήσεται | emptuita | emptuitē | emptuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | emptuinō | emptuine | emptuini | emptuina | emptuinē | emptuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuivō | emptuive | emptuivi | emptuiva | emptuivē | emptuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emptuilō | emptuile | emptuili | emptuila | emptuilē | emptuilelē |
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 | emptuameiō | emptuameia | emptuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emptuaseiō | emptuaseia | emptuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuateiō | emptuateia | emptuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | emptuaneiō | emptuaneia | emptuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuaveiō | emptuaveia | emptuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emptualeiō | emptualeia | emptualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emptuimeiō | emptuimeia | emptuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emptuiseiō | emptuiseia | emptuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuiteiō | emptuiteia | emptuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | emptuineiō | emptuineia | emptuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuiveiō | emptuiveia | emptuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emptuileiō | emptuileia | emptuileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emptuasōr | emptuasar | emptuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuatōr | emptuatar | emptuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuavōr | emptuavar | emptuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emptualōr | emptualar | emptualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emptuisōr | emptuisar | emptuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuitōr | emptuitar | emptuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuivōr | emptuivar | emptuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emptuilōr | emptuilar | emptuilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emptuamoiō | emptuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emptuasoiō | emptuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuatoiō | emptuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | emptuanoiō | emptuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuavoiō | emptuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emptualoiō | emptualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emptuimoiō | emptuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emptuisoiō | emptuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emptuitoiō | emptuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | emptuinoiō | emptuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emptuivoiō | emptuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emptuiloiō | emptuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emptuarō1×ἐμπτύειν | emptuari | emptuara | emptuarē |
| acted on passive voice | emptuirō | emptuiri | emptuira | emptuirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emptuarōtos | emptuaritos | emptuaratos1× | emptuarētos |
| acted on passive voice | emptuirōtos | emptuiritos | emptuiratos | emptuirētos |
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
emptu 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
emptuale“spitting on”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 15:19“spitting on”kai tuptale autou tan kefalan kalamo kai emptuale auto, kai titharōtois teim gonueim proskunale auto.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
emptuali“spit on”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 10:34“spit on”kai empaizali auto kai emptuali auto kai mastigali auton kai apokteinali, kai meta treis hēmerain anistaneti.who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
emptuiti“spit upon”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 18:32“spit upon”paradōiti gar tei ethnei kai empaiziti kai hubriziti kai emptuiti,He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
emptuala“spat”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 26:67“spat”tote emptuala eis tem prosōpem autou kai kolafizala auton, tois de rapizalaThen they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
emptuarō“spit on”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 14:65“spit on”kai archela tinois emptuarō auto kai perikaluptarō autou tem prosōpem kai kolafizarō auton kai legarō auto; Profēteuasar, kai tois hupēretois rapismei auton lambala.Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
emptuaratois“spat”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 27:30“spat”kai emptuaratois eis auton lambala ton kalamon kai tuptale eis tan kefalan autou.Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.