Sop
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Easton's Bible Dictionary

A morsel of bread (John 13:26; Comp. Ruth 2:14). Our Lord took a piece of unleavened bread, and dipping it into the broth of bitter herbs at the Paschal meal, gave it to Judas. (Comp. Ruth 2:14.)

Noah Webster's Dictionary

1. (v. t.) Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten.

2. (v. t.) Anything given to pacify; -- so called from the sop given to Cerberus, as related in mythology.

3. (n.) A thing of little or no value.

4. (v. t.) To steep or dip in any liquid.

Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SOP

sop (psomion): A thin, wafer-like piece of bread dipped into the common dish as a sort of improvised spoon, is thus designated in John 13:26;.

See MORSEL.

Multi-Version Concordance

Sop (3 Occurrences)

John 13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. (KJV ASV WBS)

John 13:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. (KJV ASV WBS)

John 13:30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. (KJV ASV WBS)




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