ἐμπτύσουσιν
emptýō
spit on him
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 10:34 · Word #5
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 FUT ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | FUT — Future — Action expected to happen |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | spit on him |
| Literal | they-will-spit |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐμπτύω |
| Strong's | G1716 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1716-03
they will spit upon
| Morphological Notes | Verb; future tense, active voice, indicative mood; 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The future active indicative, third person plural form denotes a simple future action performed by multiple subjects. "They will spit upon" preserves the core sense of forcibly expelling saliva onto someone as an act of contempt, reflecting both the compound verb and its active voice. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they will spit upon
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is contextually correct as it conveys the literal and contemptuous action described in the silex_definition. |