Strong's Lexicon
G1716 — ἐμπτύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1716 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐμπτύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1722 and G4429 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | emptuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | emp-too'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to spit at or on |
| KJV Renderings: | spit (upon) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐμπτύω (see ἐν, III. 3); imperfect ἐνέπτυον; future ἐμπτύσω; 1 aorist ἐνέπτυσα; future passive ἐμπτυσθήσομαι; (from Herodotus down); to spit upon: τίνι, Mar 10:34; Mar 14:65; Mar 15:19; εἰς τό πρόσωπον τίνος, Mat 26:67 (Num 12:14; Plutarch, ii., p. 189 a. (i. e. reg. et imper. apotheg. Phocylides, 17); κατά τό πρόσωπον τίνι, Deu 25:9); εἰς τινα, Mat 27:30; passive to be spit upon: Luk 18:32. Musonius Rufus quoted in Stab. floril. 19, 16. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn. 10:17; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 66).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐμπτύω (spit (upon))
Matthew 26:67
- KJV: Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him and others smote him with the palms of their hands
- GK: τότε ενέπτυσαν εις το πρόσωπον αυτού και εκολάφισαν αυτόν οι δε ερράπισαν
Matthew 27:30
- KJV: And they spit upon him and took the reed and smote him on the head
- GK: και εμπτύσαντες εις αυτόν έλαβον τον κάλαμον και έτυπτον εις την κεφαλήν αυτού
Mark 10:34
- KJV: And they shall mock him and shall scourge him and shall spit upon him and shall kill him and the third day he shall rise again
- GK: και εμπαίξουσιν αυτώ και μαστιγώσουσιν αυτόν και εμπτύσουσιν αυτώ και αποκτενούσιν αυτόν και τη τρίτη ημέρα αναστήσεται
Mark 14:65
- KJV: And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him Prophesy and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands
- GK: και ήρξαντό τινες εμπτύειν αυτώ και περικαλύπτειν το πρόσωπον αυτού και κολαφίζειν αυτόν και λέγειν αυτώ προφήτευσον και οι υπηρέται ραπίσμασιν αυτόν έβαλλον
Mark 15:19
- KJV: And they smote him on the head with a reed and did spit upon him and bowing knees worshipped him
- GK: και έτυπτον αυτού την κεφαλήν καλάμω και ενέπτυον αυτώ και τιθέντες τα γόνατα προσεκύνουν αυτώ
Luke 18:32
- KJV: For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles and shall be mocked and spitefully entreated and spitted on
- GK: παραδοθήσεται γαρ τοις έθνεσι και εμπαιχθήσεται και υβρισθήσεται και εμπτυσθήσεται
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