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 New International Dictionary of the English Language 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.
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