βάψω  [1 verses](verb 1st sg fut ind act) "Have dipped" is bapto, which means "dip", "temper" (metal), and "dye".   - "He may dip" is the Greek verb that means "dip", "temper" (metal), and "dye".  The "may" comes from the form which is one of possibility. This is the root word for "baptism".