“to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid; in the New Testament only in a qualified or special sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one's person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye)”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid; in the New Testament only in a qualified or special sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one's person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to dip, Jn. 13:26; Lk. 16:24; to dye, Rev. 19:13*
Translated in KJV as
Etymology
a primary verb;
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“And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”