βάψῃ

báptō

he may dip

To dip or immerse (something) into a liquid, usually for the purpose of wetting, moistening, or coloring; to submerge briefly, not necessarily with a ritual connotation. In some contexts, to dye or stain by the process of dipping. The primary sense involves the physical action of plunging or immersing partly or wholly in a fluid, often momentarily, especially for the purpose of coloring (e.g., cloth in dye) or of moistening (e.g., food).

G911

Luke 16:24 · Word #13

Lexicon G911

Lemmaβάπτω
Transliterationbáptō
Strong'sG911
DefinitionTo dip or immerse (something) into a liquid, usually for the purpose of wetting, moistening, or coloring; to submerge briefly, not necessarily with a ritual connotation. In some contexts, to dye or stain by the process of dipping. The primary sense involves the physical action of plunging or immersing partly or wholly in a fluid, often momentarily, especially for the purpose of coloring (e.g., cloth in dye) or of moistening (e.g., food).

Morphology V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehe may dip
Literalhe-may-dip

Lexical Info

Lemmaβάπτω
Strong'sG911

SIBI-P1 Translation G911-02

he might dip

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), active voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active subjunctive, third person singular, conveys a simple, undefined action viewed as a whole with potential or contingency. "He might dip" preserves the root sense of briefly immersing or moistening and reflects the subjunctive mood without adding contextual nuance.

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