ἐμβάπτω

embaptō · dip

Greek word · Strong’s number G1686 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

embaptō (ἐμβάπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dip”.

The hand or the bread into a dish.

How to say it

em·bap·tō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To put one's hand or bread into the shared bowl.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • dipping ×1
  • one who has dipped ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 26:23

    And he answered, “The one who has dipped his hand in the bowl with me, this one will hand me over.

  • Mark 14:20

    And he said to them, “One of the Twelve, the one who is dipping with me into the bowl.