Griechisch ἐσλαψινισμένος Mark. 15,23

The contribution discusses the meaning and the origin of the hapax ἐσλαψινισμένος, which is found in a Greek Gospel manuscript of the 12th century of western origin. As a variant to σμυρνίζω (οἶνον) the verb σλαψινίζω must mean a sort of diluting wine with an additive for the purpose of conservation or something similar. The cluster -σλ- identifies the term as a loan-word of – in the case of a Gospel text – hardly other than hebrew or aramaic background. Greek -ψ- ruling out a connection with hebrew שְׂרָף śǝraf “resin”, the solution is to be sought on the side of (plant-based) χολή “gall”, which in the Gospel alternates with σμύρνα as an additive to wine. The phonetical requirements meets hebrew שֶל עַפצִין šel ʿapṣīn oder שֶל אַפצִין šel ʾapṣīn “of gallnuts”, which delivers a stem *σλαψιν- as starting point for the Greek derivation in -ινιζω

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