ἐμπτύειν
emptýō
to spit
To spit upon; in particular, to eject saliva directly onto someone, typically as a gesture of insult or humiliation. The action itself refers specifically to forcibly expelling saliva onto another person, usually accompanied by a sense of public disgrace or contempt. In some contexts, the verb may denote the broader act of spitting upon an object or person as an act of derision or mockery.
Mark 14:65 · Word #4
Lexicon G1716
| Lemma | ἐμπτύω |
| Transliteration | emptýō |
| Strong's | G1716 |
| Definition | To spit upon; in particular, to eject saliva directly onto someone, typically as a gesture of insult or humiliation. The action itself refers specifically to forcibly expelling saliva onto another person, usually accompanied by a sense of public disgrace or contempt. In some contexts, the verb may denote the broader act of spitting upon an object or person as an act of derision or mockery. |
Morphology V PRS ACT INF
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to spit |
| Literal | to-spit |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐμπτύω |
| Strong's | G1716 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1716-01
to spit upon
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active infinitive (Gr,V,NPA): denotes an ongoing or general action expressed as an infinitive, with active voice indicating the subject performs the act. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the compound sense of ἐν (upon) + πτύω (to spit), conveying the directed act of spitting onto someone. The present active infinitive expresses the action in its ongoing or general sense as "to be spitting upon," naturally rendered in English as "to spit upon." |
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