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βαπτίζω

baptizōto baptizeHow to read Greek
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Definition

βαπτίζω

(βάπτω), [in LXX: 2 Kings 5:14 (טבל), Isaiah 21:4, Jdt.12.7, Sir.31 (34)30 * ;]

to dip, immerse, sink;

1. generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships); metaphorically, to overwhelm (Is, l.with; cf. MM, Exp., x); with cogn. accusative, βάπτισμα β., Mark 10:38, 39, Luke 12:50. Mid.,

2. to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (Ki, Jth, Si, ll. with): Mark 7:4; aor. pass, in same sense, Luke 11:38.

3 Of ablution, immersion, as a religious rite, to baptize;

(a) (a) absol.; Mark 1:4, John 1:25, 26, 28; 3:22, 23, 26; 4:2; 10:40, 1 Corinthians 1:17; ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ βαπτιστής, M, Pr., 127), Mark 6:14, 24; with accusative, John 4:1, Acts 8:38, 1 Corinthians 1:14, 16; with cogn. accusative, τὸ βάπτισμα, Acts 19:4 (cf. Mark 10:38, supr.); pass., to be baptized, receive baptism: Matthew 3:13, 14, 16, Mark 16:16, Luke 3:7, 12, 21; 7:29 (τ. βάπτισμα) ib. 30, Acts 2:41; 8:12, 13, 36; 9:18; 10:47; 16:15, 33; 18:8; mid., 22:16 (M, Pr., 163);

(b) with prepositions: ἐν, of the element, Matthew 3:6, 11, Mark 1:4, 5, 8, Luke 3:16, John 1:26, 31, 33; 3:23, Acts 1:5; 2:38; 10:48; 11:16, 1 Corinthians 10:2; εἰς, of the element, purpose or result (Lft., Notes, 155), Matthew 3:1; 28:19, Mark 1:9, Acts 8:16; 19:3, 5, Romans 6:3, 1 Corinthians 1:13, 15 10:2 12:13, Galatians 3:27; with dative, ὕδατι, Luke 3:16, Acts 1:5; 11:16; ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν, perh. to fulfil the wish of a dead friend, 1 Corinthians 15:29 (see ICC, in l.; cf. DB, i, 238ff.; DCG, i, 169a; ii, 605b; Cremer, 126).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βαπτίζω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

77 total
  1. Acts 8:36βαπτισθῆναι · [from] being baptized
    As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
  2. Acts 8:38ἐβάπτισεν · [Philip] baptized
    And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
  3. Acts 9:18ἐβαπτίσθη · [and] was baptized
    At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
  4. Acts 10:47βαπτισθῆναι · to baptize
    “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
  5. Acts 10:48βαπτισθῆναι · they be baptized
    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
  6. Acts 11:16ἐβάπτισεν · baptized; βαπτισθήσεσθε · will be baptized
    Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
  7. Acts 16:15ἐβαπτίσθη · had been baptized
    And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  8. Acts 16:33ἐβαπτίσθη · were baptized
    At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
  9. Acts 18:8ἐβαπτίζοντο · were baptized
    Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
  10. Acts 19:3ἐβαπτίσθητε · were you baptized
    “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
  11. Acts 19:4ἐβάπτισεν · baptism was
    Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
  12. Acts 19:5ἐβαπτίσθησαν · they were baptized
    On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
  13. Acts 22:16βάπτισαι · be baptized
    And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
  14. Romans 6:3ἐβαπτίσθημεν · us who were baptized; ἐβαπτίσθημεν · were baptized
    Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
  15. 1 Corinthians 1:13ἐβαπτίσθητε · Were you baptized
    Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
  16. 1 Corinthians 1:14ἐβάπτισα · I did not baptize any
    I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
  17. 1 Corinthians 1:15ἐβαπτίσθητε · you were baptized
    …so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
  18. 1 Corinthians 1:16ἐβάπτισα · I also baptized; ἐβάπτισα · I baptized
    Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
  19. 1 Corinthians 1:17βαπτίζειν · to baptize
    For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
  20. 1 Corinthians 10:2ἐβαπτίσαντο · They were all baptized
    They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
  21. 1 Corinthians 12:13ἐβαπτίσθημεν · were all baptized
    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
  22. 1 Corinthians 15:29βαπτιζόμενοι · are baptized; βαπτίζονται · are [people] baptized
    If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
  23. Galatians 3:27ἐβαπτίσθητε · you [who] were baptized
    For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.