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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).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

77 total
  1. Matthew 3:6ἐβαπτίζοντο · they were baptized
    Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
  2. Matthew 3:11βαπτίζω · baptize; βαπτίσει · will baptize
    I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  3. Matthew 3:13βαπτισθῆναι · to be baptized
    At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
  4. Matthew 3:14βαπτισθῆναι · to be baptized
    But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
  5. Matthew 3:16Βαπτισθεὶς · [Jesus] was baptized
    As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
  6. Matthew 28:19βαπτίζοντες · baptizing
    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  7. Mark 1:4βαπτίζων · Baptist
    John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
  8. Mark 1:5ἐβαπτίζοντο · they were baptized
    People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
  9. Mark 1:8ἐβάπτισα · baptize; βαπτίσει · will baptize
    I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
  10. Mark 1:9ἐβαπτίσθη · was baptized
    In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
  11. Mark 6:14Βαπτίζων · Baptist
    Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  12. Mark 6:24Βαπτίζοντος · Baptist
    Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
  13. Mark 7:4βαπτίσωνται · they wash
    And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
  14. Mark 10:38βαπτίζομαι · [I will undergo]; βαπτισθῆναι · be baptized [with]
    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
  15. Mark 10:39βαπτίζομαι · [undergo]; βαπτισθήσεσθε · you will be baptized [with]
    “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
  16. Mark 16:16βαπτισθεὶς · is baptized
    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  17. Luke 3:7βαπτισθῆναι · to be baptized
    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  18. Luke 3:12βαπτισθῆναι · to be baptized
    Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
  19. Luke 3:16βαπτίζω · baptize; βαπτίσει · will baptize
    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  20. Luke 3:21βαπτισθῆναι · were being baptized; βαπτισθέντος · was baptized
    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
  21. Luke 7:29βαπτισθέντες · [For] they had received the baptism
    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
  22. Luke 7:30βαπτισθέντες · been baptized
    But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
  23. Luke 11:38ἐβαπτίσθη · [Jesus] did not first wash
    But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
  24. Luke 12:50βαπτισθῆναι · to undergo
    But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
  25. John 1:25βαπτίζεις · do you baptize
    …asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  26. John 1:26βαπτίζω · baptize
    “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
  27. John 1:28βαπτίζων · baptizing
    All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  28. John 1:31βαπτίζων · baptizing
    I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
  29. John 1:33βαπτίζειν · to baptize; βαπτίζων · who will baptize
    I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
  30. John 3:22ἐβάπτιζεν · baptized
    After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
  31. John 3:23βαπτίζων · baptizing; ἐβαπτίζοντο · to be baptized
    Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
  32. John 3:26βαπτίζει · is baptizing
    So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
  33. John 4:1βαπτίζει · baptizing
    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
  34. John 4:2ἐβάπτιζεν · baptized
    …(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
  35. John 10:40βαπτίζων · been baptizing
    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
  36. Acts 1:5ἐβάπτισεν · baptized; βαπτισθήσεσθε · will be baptized
    For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
  37. Acts 2:38βαπτισθήτω · be baptized
    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  38. Acts 2:41ἐβαπτίσθησαν · were baptized
    Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
  39. Acts 8:12ἐβαπτίζοντο · they were baptized
    But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  40. Acts 8:13βαπτισθεὶς · was baptized
    Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
  41. Acts 8:16βεβαπτισμένοι · baptized
    For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.